Hero Culture
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A team culture that celebrates last-minute saves and exceptional individual effort more than durable systems and shared ownership. In engineering slang, hero culture feels exciting until the burnout and fragility bill arrives.
In plain English: A culture that rewards heroic saves more than sustainable team systems.
Example: "The org finally recognized hero culture as a liability when every major incident still depended on the same two people being awake and available."