On a coworker, II

[davv]

Also, lately, I've seen this thing happen at work quite a few more times than I'd prefer:

- *stumble across new design method / software, preferably cloud-based, called X*
- *investigate X for a few days*
- *declare X to be the panacea and cure-all*
- *have a two weeks long honeymoon period*
- *gradually get one's feet back on the ground*
- *rinse and repeat with some other X'*

There's a reason appeal to novelty is fallacious, lads!

Comments

[kistaro]

About four of my co-workers did that on a regular basis at my previous job.

Fortunately, the folks where I work now seem a lot more sensible about such matters. If only on average; the novelty-seeking and novelty-averse seem about equally balanced on each subteam. Nobody is very extreme about it, though.

[davv]

You'd think they would have more self-awareness. After the nth comedown, shouldn't they be thinking "wait a minute, I've had this feeling n times before and have I found the panacea yet?".

Being on the other side, when I get that "oh dear, another thing to investigate when I'd rather go to YAGNI" feeling, I try to remember that some of the new things I've encountered have been useful :)