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by mschwaig 3307 days ago
He might be inept, but in this instance the CTO is mainly just covering his own ass.
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mikeryan 3307 days ago
"Yeah the whole site is buggered, and the backups aren't working - but I fired the Junior developer who did it" Is not how you Cover Your Ass ™.
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mschwaig 3307 days ago
You can be inept WHILE covering your ass. I'm not saying he's a genius.
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yardie 3307 days ago
Blaming the new guy is not covering your ass. Blaming the senior engineer who put the credentials in the document would be covering your ass.
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