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Doing Everyone Else's Job

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  1. dmurray · · focus · HN ↗
    One of the things I hate about my current job is that it's impossible to do this.

    Everything is locked behind multiple layers of permissions. It takes weeks to get the correct permissions set up even for my actual job (which I see any time changing roles here, or when onboarding new hires). Getting the permissions to jump in and improve some other part of the system that I don't officially own - even though I might get granted them if I ask nicely, because nobody knows who is actually meant to have what permissions - is so much higher friction than asking the "right" person.

    1. LtWorf · · focus · HN ↗
      I worked at a company where you could do it, but some people take fixes as insults to their mother's honour, so all in all probably on a personal level it is best to avoid doing it.
      1. moomoo11 · · focus · HN ↗
        such companies deserve to fail and the most honorable thing you can do is find another job or start a competitor.
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