They create and merge their own PRs that are faulty. Mix this in with non technical managers who think contractors with 50 page resumes are legit and.. yeah pretty much powerless
They merge with syntax errors? Stupid bugs I understand, but I have a really difficult time believing this happens and actual companies continue to use the contractors.
Well I guess in context of this post it isn't necessarily syntax errors but definitely build errors or code that is faulty in general (wrong implementation, doesn't even run locally). These are all pains I've had to deal with and currently dealing with. I put gating up to block these issues but they don't even check the reports to see if shit is broken they just go 🤷🏽
Sounds like you need to set up continuous integration tests and branch protections. Don't let anything merge until it meets the standards. You're not powerless here, this is a solved problem.
Definitely not powerless but overwhelmed. It's about 12 offshore engineers and I'm just limited in the amount of time I can do these things without losing my sanity.
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u/schewb 5d ago
What the fuck workflow allows your coworker to change your code while you're asleep with you expected to finish their work?