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That’s fine. Having a tool I can use a few hours a few week to get me through things that are the highest product of important and annoying is super valuable. D

That’s fine. Having a tool I can use a few hours a few week to get me through things that are the highest product of important and annoying is super valuable. Doesn’t have to be a lifestyle.

coldtea 8y ago
You won't be the one choosing when and for how long to use the tool...
- alangpierce 8y ago
  Normal office environments already have managers that are plenty capable of watching and critiquing everything you do all the time, but at least in my experience, that's almost never how it goes. Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that micromanagement is a bad thing. Whether it's in-person or with a tool like this, if your employer is creating an unreasonable amount of pressure/stress, then that puts them in a weaker position in the job market than companies that treat their employees well. Give them feedback, and if they're not receptive to feedback, see if you can ask for a raise or find another job.
  - 0x8BADF00D 8y ago
    > Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that micromanagement is a bad thing. This is really important. If your manager or PM is constantly bothering you, you won’t be able to get into your flow state, which is important in software engineering.
  - em-bee 8y ago
    that's what we use daily standups for. i announce my plan for the day, and the next day i report on how well it went. if i procrastinate to much i have nothing to report. it doesn't impact my freedom and autonomy because i decide what to do every day, so i set my own goals and only report on how well i achieved them or explain why i didn't (run into a bug etc)
k__ 8y ago
True and depending on how much your performance improves it may be freeing time for other stuff. If you get ten times more stuff done than usual, it would be enough to do this one or two times a week.

That’s fine. Having a tool I can use a few hours a few week to get me through things that are the highest product of important and annoying is super valuable. Doesn’t have to be a lifestyle.

coldtea 8y ago

You won't be the one choosing when and for how long to use the tool...

alangpierce 8y ago
Normal office environments already have managers that are plenty capable of watching and critiquing everything you do all the time, but at least in my experience, that's almost never how it goes. Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that micromanagement is a bad thing. Whether it's in-person or with a tool like this, if your employer is creating an unreasonable amount of pressure/stress, then that puts them in a weaker position in the job market than companies that treat their employees well. Give them feedback, and if they're not receptive to feedback, see if you can ask for a raise or find another job.
- 0x8BADF00D 8y ago
  > Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that micromanagement is a bad thing. This is really important. If your manager or PM is constantly bothering you, you won’t be able to get into your flow state, which is important in software engineering.
- em-bee 8y ago
  that's what we use daily standups for. i announce my plan for the day, and the next day i report on how well it went. if i procrastinate to much i have nothing to report. it doesn't impact my freedom and autonomy because i decide what to do every day, so i set my own goals and only report on how well i achieved them or explain why i didn't (run into a bug etc)

k__ 8y ago

True and depending on how much your performance improves it may be freeing time for other stuff. If you get ten times more stuff done than usual, it would be enough to do this one or two times a week.