Ben Balter 1/27/2015

What does your organization optimize for?

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The article argues that every organization is optimized for a single core goal, such as profit, process, or developer happiness. It uses the metaphor of laptop stickers to illustrate how these priorities manifest in workplace culture, showing how policies on personalizing work equipment reflect whether a company prioritizes employee satisfaction or administrative control.

What does your organization optimize for?

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