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It's a cultural thing. I've seen it in California companies, but not in Massachusetts companies. (In MA, people will talk about SOPs all the time.)

> In my specific case, I was having trouble getting good bug reports,

I just had to avoid the word "process."

What I've also observed is that some people in the startup scene think processes are restrictive. That's usually a sign of a company / leader that's too immature to effectively manage through high growth. (You can't have exponential startup growth without processes.)



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