You had me at the intro. I thought, oh no, too dramatic! 😅 The 2 points that stood out to me most were the abstraction of real work and cynicism. Both I've experienced at some point in my career. For the abstraction of real work, I've seen this play out when developers (in my case) are too far removed from the actual end user. I've worked at companies where the last place you push code to was to some staging environment and then nothing... That's why I like the concept that some companies follow where they let developers do end-user interactions and support. You build it, you support it. It gives a sense of ownership and real impact. For the cynicism part. At one point in my career, I found myself becoming more cynical and it snowballs quickly until it becomes your default state. I figured out that it was because I allowed other negative colleagues' feelings into my mind and letting those thoughts take root. That is a big reason I believe companies should deal with bad actors from within as quickly as possible. Something about a bad apple and rotting the bunch. Keep making great content.
I'd love to hear how you have improved your work situation or how you plan to do so. Share your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏻
You had me at the intro. I thought, oh no, too dramatic! 😅 The 2 points that stood out to me most were the abstraction of real work and cynicism. Both I've experienced at some point in my career.
For the abstraction of real work, I've seen this play out when developers (in my case) are too far removed from the actual end user. I've worked at companies where the last place you push code to was to some staging environment and then nothing... That's why I like the concept that some companies follow where they let developers do end-user interactions and support. You build it, you support it. It gives a sense of ownership and real impact.
For the cynicism part. At one point in my career, I found myself becoming more cynical and it snowballs quickly until it becomes your default state. I figured out that it was because I allowed other negative colleagues' feelings into my mind and letting those thoughts take root. That is a big reason I believe companies should deal with bad actors from within as quickly as possible. Something about a bad apple and rotting the bunch.
Keep making great content.
Thank you for adding those real world examples. Awareness is key and your examples will definitely help to recognise such situations.
Really appreciate you sharing your research. Keep it up 👌
Really structured and informative video, thanks!
Thanks
The definition of cynicism was really eye opening. I am cynical at my job and realize now that is causing me a lot of stress.
Hope it helps to reduce your stress. All the best!