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This gives a good idea of a very real phenomenon that plays a huge but largely hidden role in the failure, success, and form that technology takes at companies. It's not just infrastructure. Quality, innovation, speed, efficiency, etc. To whatever degree you believe the old 10x programmer meme, believe this: Change that constant 10 to any value for many employees at once at a company and the impact is staggering. Good people don't think to they are too good for these types of companies. They think the companies are too constraining and place a limit on their ability to realize dreams or their potential to perform. They don't prefer to work with less passionate peers. Not because such are lesser human beings to be avoided. Rather, it gives them another edge. Constant, motivating, cross-reinforcement during discussion, doesn't just inspire it creates action. Finally, most of these companies don't have tech as their core business. That correlates very directly to the fact that the most senior and influential people in the company will care less about you, being willing to partner on ideas, etc. It's not personal, Banks think bank stuff is most important and anything else is less important, even if it's a critical operational component of the business. |
You're the best engineer willing to work in a black box, a niche, in isolation from your peers with constant pushback.