Every single other person could also be called the problem, because they knowingly let John do all the work, and apparently weren't interested in sharing the responsibility.

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

If someone else is getting paid the most amount of money, I'm happy to let the most amount of work fall to them. "Sharing the responsibility" doesn't make sense if I don't get to share the reward. It's a company, not a community or a family.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Failure of leadership"

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah. Always cross train, always document. What if John had died?

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What if John had died?

Ah yes, the car/train/plane crash argument.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Bus factor.

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where I work, we have 5 "Johns" and they have built some crazy shit to run our org, including things we could have just bought SAAS. They just got bored and made things. We love you, IT department!

[–] derry@midwest.social 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't underestimate SaaS bringing crazy shit.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Or going away at any point like a bus hitting a dev.