Senior Engineers Build Consensus (2019)
"Build Consensus" - hah, the words of an org chart climber.<p>I've recently joined a BigCo (as a senior+ engineer), and the culture here isn't building consensus (out of authentic building blocks) - it's a toxic "we must be consensus after every meeting."<p>There's always a "champion" idea (but you can bring a "challenger" idea so people feel heard), there's always a need to "be in alignment" after every 45 min chunk of time, etc.<p>Consensus is clearly an end in itself, not a means by which we solve problems.<p>I'll just slither around in it though. Talk the talk so no one gets wise $_$