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I think this is a pretty good thread

Rob Donoghue@rdonoghue.bsky.social

So, the middle tier of management is always in a bit of a rough position in any company, because if they work well, it usually just means things continue to function. That’s not a super glorious place to be. But that does make for a soft target for AI job replacement. No one minds fewer managers!

26/10/26, 1:28 pm4 reposts23 likes

David Foster WallStreetBets

@batmansrobyn.bsky.social

Conway's Law was conceptually new to me and explains SO MUCH about why my work systems are configured the way they are

Techbox

@techbox.bsky.social

It's also why you sometimes see the really fun scenario where you have a big pile of mush, someone stands up an effort to give it meaning and sharper edges, and you end up with the big pile of mush 2.0. Many such cases.

David Foster WallStreetBets

@batmansrobyn.bsky.social

I'm working on three such initiatives right now and on the one hand it's great job security, but on the other we're all still living and dying by a bunch of janky spreadsheets I built in 2022

Carter Wickstrom

@carterwickstrom.bsky.social

19h

at Carvana, I liked to (mostly sorta) joke that every Google Sheet was an operational code smell