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anal_reactortoday at 11:16 AM1 replyview on HN

The most senior guy has the worst reviews because it takes multiple rounds, each round finds new problems. Manager thinks this contributes to code quality. I was denied promotion because I failed to convince half of the company to drop everything and do my manager's pet project that had literally zero business value.


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swiftcodertoday at 1:21 PM

Yeah, I'm afraid that's an engineering culture that is thoroughly cooked. Not much choice except keep your head down until you are ready to cut your losses