I like how these arguments always seem to imply that the software engineers are the ones who have to care way more about morals and ethics than whoever came up with the morally questionable "feature" to implement.
The alternative is that software engineers are resolved of responsibility for only following orders.
Also, I don't understand why so many software engineers are willing to write code that is clearly adverse to users so their managers can get their performance bonuses. What's the upside? Narrowly escape the next round of layoffs so you can do it all over again?
The tech companies are not our friends any more than they are the users friends, they collude against us and treat us as disposable. This will continue as long as engineers do not take a stand.
> I don't understand why so many software engineers are willing to write code that is clearly adverse to users so their managers can get their performance bonuses.
In my experience, the young engineer is hired and bets his/her career on this one position, then they are told to do the dirty work or leave. That's why I resigned from my first software engineering job.
I remember hearing that the number of software engineers doubles every 5 years, meaning that most software engineers will always have less than 5 years of experience. I think it was Bob Martin.
Also, I don't understand why so many software engineers are willing to write code that is clearly adverse to users so their managers can get their performance bonuses. What's the upside? Narrowly escape the next round of layoffs so you can do it all over again?
The tech companies are not our friends any more than they are the users friends, they collude against us and treat us as disposable. This will continue as long as engineers do not take a stand.