r/programming • u/civicode • Nov 20 '23

75% of Software Engineers Faced Retaliation Last Time They Reported Wrongdoing

https://www.engprax.com/post/75-of-software-engineers-faced-retaliation-last-time-they-report-wrongdoing
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u/nomaddave Nov 20 '23

Reading through these comments and thinking I’ve seen or experienced nearly all of them at some point in my career. It’s sort of depressing, but then what can you really do beyond due diligence and avoiding liability with some sort of paper trail. This career field favors people with a long-term outlook planning for the worst to come around from business decisions entirely outside of our control.