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keedalast Sunday at 9:51 PM0 repliesview on HN

Aren't #2 and #14 mostly the same point? And they seem to indicate a rather unhealthy cultural dynamic. Amazon's "Disagree and commit" is a much healthier dynamic than "Pretend to agree and then silently sabotage."

I think there's a valid middle ground in finding a path that works well for everybody, but this does not seem to be the right way.

I wonder if this is a common thing at Google because I recall another interview (can't find now, I think in the context of WebRTC??) from many years ago where an engineer proudly described how he conspired against a major technical decision because it didn't align with his personal preferences. I was a bit shocked to see someone admit something like that so publicly.