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0 pointsmtrimpe12y ago0 comments

I used to be a hired gun that would be called in occasionally to, like you, code circles around bigger teams when deadlines were tight.

Last few years however I decided to stick around with one of my clients for a while and I realized that quite a few of the employees I considered sub-par before were actually pretty decent programmers doing their best to do quality work in a dysfunctional environment.

I've since then learned to really appreciate this quote, which my gut tells applies to your situation as well:

"Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by bad management."

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wyqueshocec12y ago

You're exactly right. I hope my comment didn't come across as critical to the engineers I worked with. Some of them are the best engineers I have ever worked with, and I have great respect for them.

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0 pointsmtrimpe12y ago0 comments

I used to be a hired gun that would be called in occasionally to, like you, code circles around bigger teams when deadlines were tight.

I've since then learned to really appreciate this quote, which my gut tells applies to your situation as well:

"Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by bad management."

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wyqueshocec12y ago

You're exactly right. I hope my comment didn't come across as critical to the engineers I worked with. Some of them are the best engineers I have ever worked with, and I have great respect for them.

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