alt Hacker NewsThis isn't incentivized in corporate environment.
Noticed how "the talent left after the launch" is mentioned in the article? Same problem. You don't get rewarded for cleaning up mess (despite lip service from management) nor for maintaining the product after the launch. Only big launches matter.
The other corporate problem is that it takes time before the cleanup produces measurable benefits and you may as well get reorged before this happens.
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cineticdaffodil • today at 6:48 AM
Its a cool talent filter though, if you higher people the set of people that quit on doomed projects and how fast they quit is a real great indicator of technological evaluation skills.
This is the root of the issue. For something like Azure, people are nor fungible. You need to retain them for decades, and carefully grow the team, training new members over a long period until they can take on serious responsibilities.
But employees are rewarded for showing quick wins and changing jobs rapidly, and employers are rewarded for getting rid of high earners (i.e. senior, long-term employees).