I'm just as competitive as the next guy
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Women Leaving I.T.
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I'm just as competitive (if not more so) as the average man. Its not the *competition* I mind, its the empty use of competition for self-promotion I mind. Its the useless posturing for position, rather than in focusing the competitive spirit on making better, more useful products I mind. It seems like a tremendous waste of energy, to spend time arguing over who is better rather than in doing productive work.
I get turned off by the alpha male attitudes. Even on places like/., there's this low level one-upsmanship going on that really gets to me. I prefer to work in a collaborative environment, and viewing the world as a zero-sum game just turns me off.
I happen to be much more stubborn than the average woman, and so I stay in IT, but I see this whole attitude turn lots of talented women away.
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QA != Testing
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It sounds like the person who's afraid of change here is you. There's nothing inherent in any agile methodology that precludes CMMI compliance. You're just calling Scrum bizarre because you haven't taken the time to understand this new process.
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I'm just as competitive (if not more so) as the average man. Its not the *competition* I mind, its the empty use of competition for self-promotion I mind. Its the useless posturing for position, rather than in focusing the competitive spirit on making better, more useful products I mind. It seems like a tremendous waste of energy, to spend time arguing over who is better rather than in doing productive work.
I get turned off by the alpha male attitudes. Even on places like /., there's this low level one-upsmanship going on that really gets to me. I prefer to work in a collaborative environment, and viewing the world as a zero-sum game just turns me off.
I happen to be much more stubborn than the average woman, and so I stay in IT, but I see this whole attitude turn lots of talented women away.
It sounds like the person who's afraid of change here is you. There's nothing inherent in any agile methodology that precludes CMMI compliance. You're just calling Scrum bizarre because you haven't taken the time to understand this new process.