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> I don't believe in the 10X engineer, but I may believe in the -10X engineer. I think you mean a X/10 Engineer. A -10X engineer would have to work backwards.
by taffer 7y ago
> I don't believe in the 10X engineer, but I may believe in the -10X engineer.
I think you mean a X/10 Engineer. A -10X engineer would have to work backwards.
- thatswrong0 7y agoI think it’s possible to have a -X engineer.. someone who might accomplish some amount of work but then also create a lot more work for everyone else, enough that they’re actually a net drain in productivity. I’m sure there are quite a few -NX managers as well
- caymanjim 7y agoThat is what I meant. I've worked with a lot of expensive engineers who created net negative value, drained the resources of everyone around them, and would have created a more productive team simply by departing and being replaced with no one.