• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I dunno, I’ve been in a few meetings where people with deep pockets make critical infrastructure decisions based on extremely limited information. Trusting “them” to have a valid metric is a rookie mistake.

      • Mac@mander.xyz
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        4 months ago

        The older you get you realize more and more that the people making the decisions are totally clueless.
        …Until you become one of the decision makers.

        • acetanilide@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          Yep.

          At my first job I was in charge of implementing new software (definitely not in my job description - I was basically a secretary). I was discussing security concerns with the head honchos and they interrupted me and dismissed my concerns because they “only hire honest people.”

          They gave everyone admin permissions.

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        4 months ago

        Yuuuuuuup.

        “How much will option A cost? Dunno.”
        “What about option B? Dunno.”
        “My gut tells me B is much more expensive than A though.” “Yeah for sure. But I prefer B.”

        Wanna waste a hundred grand a year? Go right ahead, who cares. Wanna hire someone? Woah hold your horses there bucko, don’t you know we have budget limitations??