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> It's not whether I'm a good performer, it's whether THEY THINK I'm a good performer. To play the devil's advocate, isn't that true of any employer (that want

• kelvin0 10y ago
  The important thing to gather from 'They think I'm a good performer' is to first try and understand your management. For example, in a coding shop where most employees are Software engineers (and also yours bosses) you have a higher probability that your yardstick and your bosses will be fairly close. However, having non-technical bosses is a bigger challenge, thus the need for you to demonstrate your 'worth' be means other than 'Yeah I just refactored FOO kernel code in BAR module and have 80% test coverage'.
• ergothus 10y ago
  Not any more subjective than elsewhere (which is why this was good advice in the first place). No, the difference is in the speed of action. Other workplaces have some realization that hiring is hard, and thus if they have a problem with me they'll first try to see if we can work it out. If I'm actually performing well, it should be doable to make that obvious. Seems like Netflix would be faster on the "fire" button. Plus, knowing this (or thinking it, if it was untrue), means I'd work with the knowledge that I need to constantly ensure they understand my value, surrounded by others doing the same. Not exactly stack ranking, but it sounds unappealing.