Season 1, Episode 9

from Rails Optional · host Deb Haas & Nicole Eisdorfer

Episode 9 of season 1, Deb and I talked through process, tech, data and culture debt and how culture isn't just the result of process, tech and data debt - but also something that itself makes it harder to see and address the debt. There's a fairy tale, there's actually shockingly few rabbit holes. There's a solid takedown of Workday because who really likes Workday?corporate fairy tale shared in full here: https://open.substack.com/pub/railsoptional/p/a-corporate-transformation-fairy?r=56z5sz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit railsoptional.substack.com

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