Well, I liked they used MonkeyUser comics. I feel those guys "get it." Sort of like a more tech-relevant Dilbert (without the racist screeds).
I was a software engineer for a long time, and a "first line" manager, for a long time.
Most of the points are correct, but some did not apply, in my company.
For one thing, I worked for a Japanese corporation, and clean code was a really big deal to them. I had a project canceled, once; partly because the code wasn't up to snuff.
If you work for a Japanese company, get used to meetings. They absolutely love meetings. Especially in-person meetings (rack up those frequent flyer miles!).
That said, I really enjoyed the job. It taught me to write Quality code (which means absolutely nothing, for most tech companies), and they treated me and my team with respect. That's not something that you'll get, in most modern tech companies, and it meant a lot to us all.
I was a software engineer for a long time, and a "first line" manager, for a long time.
Most of the points are correct, but some did not apply, in my company.
For one thing, I worked for a Japanese corporation, and clean code was a really big deal to them. I had a project canceled, once; partly because the code wasn't up to snuff.
If you work for a Japanese company, get used to meetings. They absolutely love meetings. Especially in-person meetings (rack up those frequent flyer miles!).
That said, I really enjoyed the job. It taught me to write Quality code (which means absolutely nothing, for most tech companies), and they treated me and my team with respect. That's not something that you'll get, in most modern tech companies, and it meant a lot to us all.