https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechs ... riorities/
Not posting the whole thing
NS: "You know, I thought you weren't taking this seriously when you arrived, because you never stopped smiling."
ME: "NS, I started out in the Navy, fixing the combat systems that allow the ship to actually defend itself - if I was not fast enough, not good enough, then the whole ship could sink and hundreds of lives lost - not just my co-workers, but my close personal friends, my 'brothers from other mothers' - my family of choice, rather than coincidence."
ME: "Then I moved to the civilian world, and started working on fire alarms and life safety systems. My boss once screamed at me 'WHAT WILL YOU TELL THE CORONER WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK AND PEOPLE DIE?' He didn't appreciate my response of 'I told my boss that I needed more time, more training, and most importantly more people because we're chronically under-staffed, and YOU did nothing about it!'"
ME: "So yes, I was smiling, because at the end of the day? No one would die if we couldn't fix this. The only thing that was ever actually at risk here was someone else's money."