Skip to content

Comment on Outsourcing Cost Boeing Billions (2019)parent

Comments

They're not solely responsible, but they are responsible.

If they fulfilled the requirements provided to them I don’t see how that could be the case. Even if they didn’t it was Boeing’s job to verify that.

It’s a bit like blaming low level construction workers for a bridge that collapsed (assuming they didn’t sabotage anything on purpose).

You should always question if the requirements you get make sense.

And? How would that help if they have no clue about how that specific system was supposed to work?

You find out. Doubly so if you're working on safety critical systems like an airplane

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.