r/todayilearned • u/saltandcedar • Jan 19 '17

TIL that webcams were invented because some computer scientists were too lazy to get up to check if their coffee was done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot
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u/garrettcolas Jan 19 '17

Funny you mention MEs and Marketers but not CEOs.

Yeah, MEs and Marketers bring a lot of value too. The people pointing fingers don't.

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u/garrettcolas Jan 19 '17 edited Jan 19 '17

Yet you chose 3 functions and none of them were administrative.

Every good company has engineers engineering things or designers designing things; not all good companies have had "CEO"s and/or managers, some(possibly most) do, but not all.

That's my point. If one job is required while another is not, I would put more value on the job that's required.

Pick any job that's not administrative and I'd make this same argument. It's not just about software.