IMALlama

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[โ€“] IMALlama@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I ran into this at work today. Proposed a very simple approach for something to an architect and an engineering lead. Engineering lead said this was a practical solution that solves a problem that's been plaguing them for two years. The architect nearly immediately said, "well, the real source is a mainframe that was stood up in the very early 80s. Let's ignore the fact that changing it takes an act of Congress or that we have multiple modern downstream systems between it and us that are a much better home for this new function."

It really seemed to amount to, "I didn't come up with this, therefore I don't support it."

Ah, corporate politics.

[โ€“] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The sticks loose a lot of their scaryness when they're not consistently wielded. See the on again off again tarrifs on Canada/Mexico and their constantly changing scope. The lack of consistency and predictability makes it very hard for businesses to make decisions.