> not giving a shit leads to severe software vulnerabilities, data leaks leading to identity theft, compromised systems, etc. Real disruption to the lives of normal people.
None of this affects me. The only way to make an employee care about this kind of thing is to pay them, and treat them, well enough to care.
You also need enough free time to care, which isn't nearly as common now that every team at every company is running on a skeleton crew.
> The only way to make an employee care about this kind of thing is to pay them, and treat them, well enough to care.
The workforce is absolutely full of people who value their work and its impact on other people above all else regardless of how poorly they’re paid or treated. This is not an endorsement or acceptance of the status quo, but a recognition of the importance of one’s actions.
If you’re a teacher, bus driver, emergency responder, nurse, transit operator, power/gas workers etc. you’re most likely not getting paid much or nearly enough, but would never dream of bringing this “idgaf, pay me” attitude to work.
I suspect it’s because software is so abstract and the people building it are so far removed from its impact, but our industry seems uniquely disconnected, complacent, and entitled when discussing the impact of an individual’s actions.
> The workforce is absolutely full of people who value their work and its impact on other people above all else regardless of how poorly they’re paid or treated.
They're called juniors, and haven't yet been broken by the system.
> If you’re a teacher, bus driver, emergency responder, nurse, transit operator, power/gas workers etc. you’re most likely not getting paid much or nearly enough, but would never dream of bringing this “idgaf, pay me” attitude to work.
Have you seen the state of these professions? That's the prevailing attitude at the moment, and the reasons are obvious.
I’m 20 years into this, not a junior. And the people I’m talking about certainly aren’t juniors.
I’m not questioning the existence of people who stop caring. I’m saying that this is a choice, and one that many people can’t bring themselves to make.
> That's the prevailing attitude at the moment
Attitudes and actions are two different things. If people in many of those professions were acting like many do in the tech world, people die as a result.
I’d be careful not to project your own view of this matter on the broader workforce.
None of this affects me. The only way to make an employee care about this kind of thing is to pay them, and treat them, well enough to care.
You also need enough free time to care, which isn't nearly as common now that every team at every company is running on a skeleton crew.