Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?
A discussion on Hacker News explores the perception that many corporate software engineering roles are performative rather than productive. Contributors suggest that large organizations often suffer from bureaucratic bloat where administrative tasks and 'busy work' overshadow actual engineering contributions.
Why it matters
This reflects growing industry skepticism regarding corporate efficiency and the impact of organizational scale on individual developer productivity.
Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative? | Hacker News
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