alt Hacker NewsIn the past recent months i've been dealing with a lot of strange digital responses at various related things. It caused a lot of frustration and i couldn't exactly pinpoint what i was doing wrong. Then i read this sentence in the article:
"But to save money, Microsoft fired the skilled people, leaving flowchart followers."
Flowchart followers.. Now those are nice words to remember. It says it all. Not paid to think, but to follow pre-paved processes. My guess is that in the near future one will have to deal with a lot more flowchart followers, wether they be digital or actual human beings.
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A lot of blue collar trades - mechanic/electrician/builder etc following the `flowchart` is the `law` of the land and process is written in blood and liability
Whereas IT/Ops/developers see themselves as artisinal, free thinking, intellectual beings. Where skill is related to shortcuts, hacks, and thinking outside the box compared to following process
Most companies providing corporate security consulting I had to deal in the past are operating on a checklist.