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Death by Technical Debt (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by MaitreMortem681@piefed.social to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
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Currently working at a small manufacturing business that is drowning in the "we've always done it this way..." mentality and I just hope I can get out of here before it bites them in the ass.

Anyone got experiences with technical debt or outdated IT practices snowballing into a complete disaster? Surely companies can't limp along indefinitely... right?

Update: lmao since I made this post, I've found out about A LOT OF SUS SHIT beyond our IT practices. Would love to spill the tea but there is no series of vagueries I can say beyond "the fact that we hired a pedo is the last of our worries" without doxxing myself :|

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[–] AnIntenseMoist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Yes they can and yes they will. Keep good documentation to cover your own ass. If it's a small business and you're IT, you're probably the only one there. If you make a good enough case for making everyone's life a lot easier, you may have a glimmer of hope to modernize. Otherwise, godspeed on the job hunt.