There’s this archetype of engineer I have a lot of respect for, it’s not a permanent state for most but I’ve seen too many who’ve had this role and succeeded under appreciate how valuable they really are
The fixer
A group of fixers is a cleanup crew, and I think if you’re around any org long enough you find out who these people are— There are the engineers who blaze trails and make new things and when they’re successful it’s great, but when they muck it up a new opportunity appears for someone to prove themselves.
The fixer gets pulled off their work and plunged into the middle of whatever disaster they’ve been volunteered for. Effective fixers learn new skills on the fly, stay cool under pressure, communicate well and avoid the blame game. A cleanup job is the ultimate engineering trial by fire, and at very least people who take up this duty come out better engineers. At best they show themselves to be exceptionally valuable.
nick / Nick Slaney
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