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by melony
1300 days ago
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My advice for you is different. Kick the ball up the chain. Ask the higher ups to send a reminder on company policy or to implement mechanical tools. Do NOT put yourself in the firing line, especially in places with an "academic-inspired" workspace. You don't want to be the bad guy, you don't want to be known as that "difficult" tech lead. You are not high enough up on the food chain to safely pull rank on your team without repercussions. If there's a license violation, make sure there's a clear email chain that your higher up is aware. If they ignore the issue, then there's nothing you can do. In many companies, policies are guidelines for management to cover their ass. E.g. "Giving gifts to political leaders in third world countries is prohibited and illegal". This is complete nonsense, every MNC above a certain size have no choice but to grease the wheels when operating in developing countries. That's just how it is. The policy is there so the lowest ranking middle manager in the chain of command can get thrown in front of the bus if for whatever reason there's regulatory scrutiny. Same thing here your situation, if you gain a reputation for being difficult, then if the projects fails for whatever reason unrelated to engineering, your colleagues would be happy to point their fingers at you. Don't be that engineer with poor social skills. No business manager appreciates a stickler for rules outside of legal and compliance departments. |
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Exactly! It is also not limited to developing countries but in developed countries as well. Just that the criminals are in suits and they use a more sophisticated lobbying instead of the cruder bribing.
I really don't understand how people are so passionate about corporates. It is "work" and they really have to pay me well to get me to do this bullshit.
Working on personal side projects gives me a creative outlet as an engineer to work on things I love without all this bullshit.