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It's impossible to ask engineers to do more work in a day - you can only change the work being done and/or the time you give them to do it. My guess is that the
by ngoel36 11y ago
It's impossible to ask engineers to do more work in a day - you can only change the work being done and/or the time you give them to do it. My guess is that they'll be asked to do more automated & sanity testing as part of their cycle, and as a result their timelines will be extended.
Imho, this is the way engineering teams should be structured anyways.
- shostack 11y ago> "It's impossible to ask engineers to do more work in a day - you can only change the work being done and/or the time you give them to do it." False. If engineers are typically working 9-5 or 9-6, and you give them new responsibilities but keep existing deadlines and scope, it in essence has the effect of forcing them to work longer hours to get the work done (or else...).
- ngoel36 11y agoSure. But that's never sustainable.
- shostack 11y agoNot sure about that. Many companies have successfully creeped up the responsibilities of people while keeping their pay the same. Add a few tasks here and there, tell them that this will look great come their review, but then lead them along. Not saying this is good or that the practice doesn't result in increased turnover, but that doesn't stop companies from doing it with some success.