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Doing nothing at work: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442880

The first comment is spot on.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48496420: Time and time again at many companies, including well-reputed ones, I have seen that preventing issues gets you no recognition, but building a giant pile of kindling and then putting out the inevitable fire will get you recognition twice. Even in "good" orgs.



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