List: Company Culture | Curated by Dr Stuart Woolley

Feb 21, 2025
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Company CultureThe gift that keeps on giving, the omnipresent shroud that often covers all kinds of discriminatory and nefarious practices in the workplace.
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The Era Of Constant SupervisionSchoolyard guidelines surface once again in the modern corporate software engineering dystopia.
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The Corporate Machine Will Always Rumble On Without YouIf you think the world doesn’t care, just wait until you’re working for The Man’s machine.
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The Unspoken Advantage Of Remote WorkingThat which never, ever must be named. Especially in front of middle-manage
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Feb 15
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Why HR Is My Most Favourite DepartmentIf you hit the eject button, management or just quitting aren’t your only options.
Feb 6
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Feb 6
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Closing Down The DiscussionA subversive way to take on disguised RTO mandates, if you’re feeling a little Machiavellian.
Feb 2
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Feb 2
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The Great Pivot Into ManagementThey’re losing their lunch to competitors from other departments as AI quickly encroaches into theicorporate territory.
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Jan 28
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Don’t Be Afraid To Quit Your New JobYou really don’t have to hang around if it’s a disorganised sanity sapping clown show.
Jan 21
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Jan 21
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Technical Debt Is An Avoidable IssueToo many cooks spoil the programmatic broth.
Jan 16
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Jan 16
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Do You Even Like Your Coworkers?Perhaps not, and I think (eventually) I finally figured out the reason why.
Jan 13
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Jan 13
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Should Remote Workers Be Paid Less?The correct answer is obvious, unless you’re a middle-manager.
Jan 7
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Jan 7
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How Management Weaponises Their Free TimeIt’s a “New Year”, with “New Ideas” — or so you’re led to believe.
Jan 4
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Jan 4
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The Dissonance Of InnovationWhen you’re scolded for innovating, but congratulated on the result.
Dec 23, 2024
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Dec 23, 2024
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Enjoying The Holiday BackwatersIt’s that time of the year when software engineers get to reflection, and project managers get very nervous indeed.
Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Class Divide Is Alive And WellThe most undesirable traits still survive in the Grand Game, and I’m not talking about C++ inheritance either.
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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That Which Can Never Be Named!No, not a Lovecraftian horror, more a Human Resources word salad.
Dec 5, 2024
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Dec 5, 2024
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Eat Sleep Explain RepeatThe software developer’s other mantra, when dealing with management.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
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Optimising The Office Christmas PartyIt’s that time of the year again, but the modus operandi is pretty much the same for any mandatory fun set around tedious calendar events.
Nov 26, 2024
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Nov 26, 2024
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When Perfect Really Is Better Than DoneIn Software Engineering, leaving things incomplete and knowingly broken just really hurts.
Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
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The Golden Nugget Of AccountabilityWe all shovel that, err, sand from one place to another — but it’s worth noticing what might sometimes be buried within it.
Nov 8, 2024
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Nov 8, 2024
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Handling Management’s Bad IdeasA software engineer’s guide to deflecting ridiculous ideas with the minimum of fuss and effort.
Nov 4, 2024
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Nov 4, 2024
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