At another BigCo I am familiar with any external communications must go through ...

stogot · 2026-02-19T02:34:36 1771468476

Same here. Four or five pairs of eyes on external comms, nothing like this would even get past the abstract submission.

Wobbles42 · 2026-02-19T06:45:16 1771483516

Likely it wouldn't get written at all. The most useful aspect of layered approval processes is people treat them like outright bans and don't blog at all unless it's part of the job description.

anal_reactor · 2026-02-19T11:05:12 1771499112

If there's no reward for your effort but you might get punished then there's no point trying.

stogot · 2026-02-20T04:22:02 1771561322

No one gets punished for trying. It’s a simple “no thanks”