I feel obliged to point out that "I trust that $BIG_COMPANY knows what they are doing" is very often in reality "There are gatekeepers inside the tech teams that are custodians of tradition". Been in plenty of companies and that's often the non-romantic truth.
I'd just end this by saying that a lot of teams don't make their calls in such a scientific and objective manner as you seem to imply. I wish that was the case but it's not what I've seen. Bad luck or me sucking at picking employers, I suppose.
I feel obliged to point out that "I trust that $BIG_COMPANY knows what they are doing" is very often in reality "There are gatekeepers inside the tech teams that are custodians of tradition". Been in plenty of companies and that's often the non-romantic truth.
I'd just end this by saying that a lot of teams don't make their calls in such a scientific and objective manner as you seem to imply. I wish that was the case but it's not what I've seen. Bad luck or me sucking at picking employers, I suppose.