[devwastaken]

The reason the blame is taken as a team is so that methods are put in place to prevent those problems in the future. If it were simply a blame game those issues would not be resolved. Humans do not operate on pure reason, and if you decide to do the blame game they will rarely resolve the underlying issue that caused the problem in the first place. The blame game is a stupid game, and as we know playing stupid games wins stupid prizes.

It isn't about eliminating recurring problems, it's having the highest chance of reduction. If someone continually performs poorly then thats management's responsibility to replace them.

[Volundr]

It's also that we (the team) failed to put steps in place to prevent the problem. The person who pushed the button that took down prod is only the last person who made a mistake. Plenty of mistakes were made before, otherwise their mistake would've been a non-issue.

If your system can't tolerate one person's mistake, it's not robust.

None of this means you can't praise a whole team (you should! The original statement just said you CAN praise individuals), or discipline team members who regularly show poor judgement.

[crimsonalucard1]

> If it were simply a blame game those issues would not be resolved. Humans do not operate on pure reason, and if you decide to do the blame game they will rarely resolve the underlying issue that caused the problem in the first place. The blame game is a stupid game, and as we know playing stupid games wins stupid prizes.

I never said play the blame game. I never said the team must not take the blame. Please don't put words into my mouth.

I literally said it's the teams fault and the individuals fault. Both parties must take responsibility.

Take it this way, if a single team member repeatedly makes mistakes then is it the teams job to put methods in place just for that team member? Or is it the teams job to help that team member as an individual?

The blame game is a stupid game so don't play a blame game. Take responsibility both as a team AND as an individual. The team taking the blame exclusively is AVOIDING individual responsibility. It is not a sign of a healthy team.

I am essentially saying the solution is not so clear cut. The team can't always take the blame just to "avoid a blame game." The reality of the universe is that problems aren't always team level problems, that problems at the individual level exist as well.

To exclusively avoid addressing problems at the individual level is a stupid and delusional endeavor and you also win the stupid prize for ignoring reality.

>If someone continually performs poorly then thats management's responsibility to replace them.

This is called blaming an individual then firing him. It entirely contradicts your main argument. I didn't even go there yet, I advocated blaming the individual than helping him improve as a team. You immediately cut his head off and let management do the dirty work.