4 ms·
A lot of companies do, informally. At many tech companies programmers set their own hours, and high performers who have a lot of career capital sometimes use it
by SatvikBeri 10y ago
A lot of companies do, informally. At many tech companies programmers set their own hours, and high performers who have a lot of career capital sometimes use it to work fewer hours.
Personally as a manager I often work fairly different hours from my team, and try to avoid knowing when/how many hours they're working, since I consider it irrelevant.
- tex0 10y agoVery good attitude. I tend to do the same. Important is what they do, not when or where.
- dasmoth 10y agoOne concern might be... Could you spot someone who was working well past the point of diminishing returns? That's the one reason I can think of for a manager to pay some attention to working hours -- other than that, results are everything. Somewhat similar to the question of unlimited vacation.
- SatvikBeri 10y agoThat's a good point. I'll have to think of ways to notice that–if there's a sudden drop in someone's productivity, or they seem obviously really tired, those should provide some early warning signs.
- kzisme 10y agoFor me personally I try to get up and move around during the day rather than sit and spin my wheels on a problem. Otherwise I could waste 3x the time on something blindingly simple.