Posts with tag: technical-debt

Accumulated issues in code and development.

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Culture of Lies: Why Your Team Never Meets Deadlines
Corporate Culture and Career Advancement
20 min

Culture of Lies: Why Your Team Never Meets Deadlines

The status "almost ready" has been hanging for the third week. Problems arise a day before the release. Tasks are closed, but they don't work. In meetings, everyone says "in progress," but no one names specific blockers. Sound familiar? These are symptoms of a culture of lying about deadlines. Someone on the team knew about the problems long ago but kept silent.

Jan 07, 2026 293
Corporate Culture and Career Advancement #psychology #technical-debt #culture-of-lies #deadline
Complexity as a Mask: Why the Strong Choose Simplicity
Business Models and Their Challenges
15 min

Complexity as a Mask: Why the Strong Choose Simplicity

Complexity rarely appears by accident. It is acquired—sometimes for real reasons, but more often to look professional, hide mistakes, and diffuse responsibility. Microservices before the first paying customer. Kubernetes for two services. "Universal platforms" that fit no one. Behind this is not an engineering necessity, but the fear of looking naive.

Dec 27, 2025 383
Business Models and Their Challenges #architecture #simplicity #technical-debt #complexity
The Eternal Deadline Syndrome: Why Your Team Lives in Crisis Mode and Who's to Blame
Pricing and Marketing Strategies
18 min

The Eternal Deadline Syndrome: Why Your Team Lives in Crisis Mode and Who's to Blame

In your company, "urgent" has long ceased to be a marker of priority. The sprint plan exists just for show, the best people are always firefighting, and refactoring is scheduled for "after the release," which never comes. This is not a crisis. A crisis ends. This is a chronic state of emergency, and it won't resolve itself.

Dec 24, 2025 389
Pricing and Marketing Strategies #technical-debt #chronic-deadline-syndrome #chronic-firefighting #priorities
The most toxic person on the team often appears to be the nicest.
Corporate Culture and Career Advancement
16 min

The most toxic person on the team often appears to be the nicest.

Why does a person who truly drives the product get a reputation for being "difficult," while someone who can speak eloquently advances in their career? This is not a subjective feeling of disgruntled techies. Impression management, likeability bias, meeting theater, and voice penalty are four mechanisms that distort the assessment of effectiveness.

Dec 15, 2025 510
Corporate Culture and Career Advancement #efficiency #toxicity #impression-management #likeability-bias