It seems pretty popular in big software-centric companies like the FAANGs. IME the turnover is usually every couple of months, as the sacrificial lamb gets tired of it and other team members start to feel like it might be time to take a turn in the bilges.
I can understand why the idea of hiring someone to handle that role would be appealing, but it really isn't a full-time job.
Plus, the last thing that BigCo engineering teams need is more politics; they have more than enough of that between the overlapping layers of engineering, project, and product managers.
And to think, Office Space came out 24 years ago. Funny how things come full-circle.
>And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.
>I beg your pardon?
>Eight bosses.
>Eight?
>Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation, is not to be hassled. That, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
Cue some discussion about kids these days and "quiet quitting".
I can understand why the idea of hiring someone to handle that role would be appealing, but it really isn't a full-time job.
Plus, the last thing that BigCo engineering teams need is more politics; they have more than enough of that between the overlapping layers of engineering, project, and product managers.