alt Hacker NewsIt works as designed if your goal is to get your next promo package. It does not work as designed if the goal is to actually make the company more profitable. This constant rushing rarely ends up in things bring delivered faster or cheaper in the long term or even the medium term.
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jimbokun • yesterday at 11:26 PM
Profitable over what time horizon?
veverkap • yesterday at 10:34 PM
It depends a lot on the circumstance.
> This constant rushing rarely ends up in things bring delivered faster or cheaper in the long term or even the medium term.
Being delivered faster or cheaper isn’t the goal. The goal is to look good while doing it. Telling your bosses ‘Yes sir!’ Is apparently a lot more palatable than saying ‘No can do’.