This post has been doing the rounds lately, and I personally find it so amusing and relevant to my experience in government work that I need to post it again.
I am not a technical expert of any import, but I do work in niche spaces and it's alarming how often I find myself outperforming people who are far more qualified and experienced than I am.
I am not a technical expert of any import, but I do work in niche spaces and it's alarming how often I find myself outperforming people who are far more qualified and experienced than I am.
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@dickflatteningenthusiast In technical fields there is the concept of "technical debt" that must be repaid, so it's not so easy to simply step into the shoes of a surgeon or mechanic.
As a software engineer, I can use any tool, but those I'm not familiar with will come with technical debt in the form of costly rewriting of code and optimizations at a later date.
But in a supportive environment, with the required knowledge readily available, a competent apprentice will absolutely outperform all the diversity hires in the room within 3 weeks or less.
I've seen it happen many times.
