nevetYouTube: Jonathan Coulton's Re: Your Brains | Föllmi
ChronosI've learned the hard way to never bother to try to change current processes.
Chronos99%+ of the time, nothing meaningfully changes anyway. And it tends to get you labeled as a pain in the ass.
Para+1
cheeserwe do all our rfc/spec work in google docs rather than github/markdown so editing, revising, commenting is all super fun.
cheeseri've whine several times but unsurprisingly no one gives a shit.
dreamrealChronos: I've managed to create some positive change, I think
dreamrealit's just slow and often rewarded with lashes
dreamreal"... dadgum troublemaker fixed all our crap..."
ChronosNo good deed goes unpunished.
jreicherdreamreal: what's the context for that Malin Nordström post?
jreicherChronos: Para: I've spent almost my entire career changing processes. It's almost always been worth it.
Chronosjreicher: Were you in management?
jreicherNope
jreicherBut I had a very strong relationship with my manager (and their manager). That's crucial.
jreicherAnd teammates who weren't afraid to argue with me. I often make a point of calling out my own mistakes or stupidities to encourage that by reminding them I'm fallible. I'm usually the person asking the dumb question in every room so nobody is afraid to argue with me at other times.