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by colmvp
1218 days ago
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+1000 Point A: Biggest wake up call for me going from a startup to big tech. Point B: A year into a company, I'd be exaggerating if I said I knew more than 1% of the codebase. So many things the product needs to operate that users don't know exist since no one cares about what's under the hood. Point C: Yep, imagine having users all around the world who enter and send personal data, and who might use assistive technology. At a startup, it was pretty normal to get the minimal amount done to address some of the needs (if at all) whereas at a bigger company there's way more effort to make sure it's done properly. |
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Yup, can even break this point down into
a) have more resources available so allocating people to these things is more practical
b) have more users with those needs so spending time on them is more useful in terms of $$$
c) reputational risk of being "that company that doesn't give a shit about disabled people" has increased