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The larger a company is, the easier it is for bad employees to hideout in the org. The path of least resistance for the average manager is to just let it slide.
by atldev 16y ago
The larger a company is, the easier it is for bad employees to hideout in the org. The path of least resistance for the average manager is to just let it slide.
It is also my experience that letting poor performers slide has a big impact on your top performers. Top performers want to be part of a winning team, and letting slackers ride sends a terrible message.
- city41 16y agoI've left several companies because of the general attitude of letting lazy/bad/non-caring employees slide by.
- kenjackson 16y agoThere's actually some research, which I couldn't find that points out just the opposite. The best performers often like being the best performers, and actually take a slight pay hit for being considered the best. But there's probably also a difference between working with someone who does no work, takes 3 hour lunches, and never gets anything done on time. Versus the person who works hard, but just takes 20% longer than you to get stuff done. The former really bug people, but the latter tends to just make you look good, while still helping the company.