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		prinny_ 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The first time I was almost fired from Apple I have worked as an engineer on a product that didn't have a dedicated product lead and it was extremely hard to deliver new features without understanding the complex business side of things. Working without a dedicated product person to explain the business sounds hell to me.

whstl 6 months ago [–]

The argument here is that we should shouldn't isolate engineers and dismiss them mere thing-doers.

Having someone to discuss the business with engineers is important, that's clearly not the thing being criticised here.

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