volkerwirsing@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoWhy Companies Don’t Fix Bugsidiallo.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·11 days agoAt a previous company, I got in trouble for fixing a bug because the company made a significant portion of their revenue from paid customer support fixing data related to the bug.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 days agoWow… that sounds like a whistleblower type situation. Unfortunately, whistleblowing doesn’t pay the bills…
minus-squarearararagi@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoNot every whistleblower reveals their identity, just needs some proof and a good journalist.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoUnless you have what it takes to be a celebrity
At a previous company, I got in trouble for fixing a bug because the company made a significant portion of their revenue from paid customer support fixing data related to the bug.
Wow… that sounds like a whistleblower type situation. Unfortunately, whistleblowing doesn’t pay the bills…
Not every whistleblower reveals their identity, just needs some proof and a good journalist.
Unless you have what it takes to be a celebrity