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Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)

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Re: Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)

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Post by wly_cdgr »

v7n wrote: post #125
wly_cdgr wrote: post #69

There's a reason everyone knows who Steve Jobs is and no one knows or cares who the vast majority of these corner-cutting "professionals" are

Everyone knows that one aspiring Austrian painter and do not know most other heads of states. I'd say not falling into disrepute is a clear secondary goal for many corner cutters.

Haha, fair point. Anyway, I reckon that for Steve Jobs that attitude was at least as much a branding strategy as a sincere personal conviction. Though then again, it's not so easy to say where Steve Jobs ends and the iPod begins.

Re: Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)

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Post by citizen_friend »

pilgrim0 wrote: post #89
Vinnl wrote: post #47

One of my frustrations is how people often seem to drift towards one of the extremes on either side of this argument. Technically, the approach described in this article is called 'pragmatism', but in practice, people have used that term to describe the bad kind of corner cutting. And whenever you're arguing against someone drifting too far to one of the extremes, you'll often get lumped in with those on the other: t…

IME, even the word “perfectionism” is weaponized against us who actually mind risks, results and sustainability of work, beyond of just doing it for the sake of completion and compensation, like the other group. Why is it safe to “denounce” perfectionism in the workplace while the opposite, of calling out a shitty job, is seen as offensive and of bad taste? “Perfectionism” has become shield and shelter for the lazy a…

Because in work places they are trying to make money. We want the most impact for the least effort.

There is absolutely a place for the kind of craftsmenship your are describing, but if you don’t understand the incentives of your workplace you are in for heartache.

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