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"a certain numbers of hours in-person to maintain accountability" At GitLab we think that accountability doesn't require to be in-person. We see the value of r
by sytse 11y ago
"a certain numbers of hours in-person to maintain accountability"
At GitLab we think that accountability doesn't require to be in-person. We see the value of regular 1:1 conversations with you manager but those can happen in a video call.
- stevesearer 11y agoI imagine that the most important part of accountability are well-defined job requirements so that staff know what ought to be doing. I'm hoping to be able to hire someone in the future and would be interested to know how Gitlab defines job roles so staff know what they should be working on in the short term as well as when downtime inevitably comes about.
- sytse 11y agoWe try to measure output of people instead of input. This is hard but we think it is much better than any alternative. Having a well-defined job definition is important. We're a fast growing startup and our job definitions are by no means done. But you can find them by clicking on titles on our team page https://about.gitlab.com/team/ https://about.gitlab.com/team/ Each job should be defined. Merge requests are welcome!
- heydonovan 11y agoTotally agree! The last company I worked for demanded we be in-person, even though I was #1 in every single support metric (number of tickets resolved, fastest response time, most bugs fixed per month, etc). I just don't get it. If the work gets done, who cares if you're there or not?
- brianwawok 11y agoI find the people who care the most provide the least value beyond showing up themselves.