Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf]

	Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf](web.mit.edu)
	767 points by sam_bristow 135 days ago \| 257 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Personal anecdote confirming preventive work goes unrewarded while firefighting gets praise ↑Broken incentive structures reward those who break and fix over those who prevent ↑Elegant simple solutions are undervalued compared to overcomplicated ones ↑Cultural analogy (Bian Que, Ian Rush, schoolchildren) illustrating the same timeless principle ↑Career consequences of doing invisible preventive work well, including being let go