> In engineering orgs I have hired for, the metrics prioritized are always related to estimating and delivering features on time, code quality (often through test coverage or bug count), etc. When hiring, the focus is on skills and experience that would likely lead to those outcomes
Those are lossy abstractions for profit in the private sector. Again, you're missing the forest for the trees.
What's really happening here is that you are unable to see your commercial role, and instead are focused on the vanity metrics you think are important.
Every one of those metrics would be sacrificed in an instant by the business if it increased sales. They're only even marginally important as long as they align with that goal.
> A politician will care most about how quickly and cost effectively a new bridge can be built. Do you think those should also be the only factors that matter to those actually building the bridge?
The public sector is a different beast, but again your understanding is completely divorced from reality.
Public infrastructure projects in democracies are built to secure votes. That's the only criteria outside of the engineering requirements which are written in law in blood.
Those are lossy abstractions for profit in the private sector. Again, you're missing the forest for the trees.
What's really happening here is that you are unable to see your commercial role, and instead are focused on the vanity metrics you think are important.
Every one of those metrics would be sacrificed in an instant by the business if it increased sales. They're only even marginally important as long as they align with that goal.
> A politician will care most about how quickly and cost effectively a new bridge can be built. Do you think those should also be the only factors that matter to those actually building the bridge?
The public sector is a different beast, but again your understanding is completely divorced from reality.
Public infrastructure projects in democracies are built to secure votes. That's the only criteria outside of the engineering requirements which are written in law in blood.