No, I'm really not. This guy was an arrogant ass who ignored me because I was 22 and he was 51 and he "was doing this stuff when I was still pooping my pants". He refused to follow best practices, and he refused to take advice.
I told our CEO what this guy was doing, why it was bad, why nobody else does that, and how it ought to be done instead. I honestly thought our boss would just force him to follow my recommendations. But instead he told me to just re-do it the right way myself. Boss made the best decision for the company.
You could have presented your objections in a more tactful manner, but you didn't, because you're a judgmental asshole.
really David ? Come on. How many times you made mistake ?
Were you demoted and/or fired for mistake ?
Now, let's not argue that you or all of us has not fucked up.
In my 7 yrs. as engineer I have seen worse. However, that's not excuse to run to boss/CEO to demote someone and take over their job.
Think about their family,kids before you do such act.
If you defend such behavior for taking over job/demotion I seriously think there lies greater problem in tech community.
Edit: HN is getting fucked up day by day. Any simple disagreement is greeted with downvotes. Carry on.
The downvotes here have grown way out of control. Simple disagreement with the majority opinion results in massive downvoting.
I've even seen numerous posts that contain nothing but factual information that displeases the audience here be voted down into the gray. The post can be in the flattest, most neutral tone possible, and if it's not what people want to hear, down it goes.
It's discouraging, and it's to a point where I no longer feel a desire to participate in this community. Frankly, I'm finding a number of subreddits to be more inviting and more interesting these days.
I don't really see what can be done about it, if you even agree it's an issue, but I did want to make a point of letting you know about a problem I've seen grow worse over recent months.
I told our CEO what this guy was doing, why it was bad, why nobody else does that, and how it ought to be done instead. I honestly thought our boss would just force him to follow my recommendations. But instead he told me to just re-do it the right way myself. Boss made the best decision for the company.
You could have presented your objections in a more tactful manner, but you didn't, because you're a judgmental asshole.