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I really like your magician/blacksmith analogy. I'm in industrial automation, but it's much the same. Projects where someone developed a strategy but has never been involved in the details of a machine are doomed to failure (or at best to be unreliable and producing low quality parts). Projects built by machine fabricators are over-engineered, frequently late, and sometimes unprofitable, but damn if they don't work w…
The funny thing is, even when it's unintentional, people seem to attribute credit to the magician rather than the blacksmith. At my workplace, I even have situations where I explicitly tell people: "I am familiar with X and how (some) of it works, but not all of it. I did not create it nor was it even my idea; all credit goes to Jim. If you need anything to do with X, you're best off asking Jim. But if Jim's too busy…
Re: We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers
#351Then make sure Jim knows and feels your appreciation. Maybe Jim doesn't want the attention or questions (or at least doesn't value the prestige/benefits at the cost of the attention it requires). Many times the person who will churn out work in a dark, unappreciated corner will continue to do so if 1 person who they respect shows them enough respect in kind. They know the world they're in. No one expects plumbers to get a free lunch even while many know they should.