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Mmm, being the only non-striver on a team full of them also sounds like a bad time, a recipe for becoming under-valued. There is a condescension to this thing
by draw_down 7y ago
Mmm, being the only non-striver on a team full of them also sounds like a bad time, a recipe for becoming under-valued.
There is a condescension to this thing where people say “hey, that’s ok too” when it’s actually not ok for themselves. I can accept that, it is what it is, but it’s definitely there.
- fizx 7y agoI have a non-striver on my team of strivers. He is quite valued, because he's: - always fun to be around (a consequence of not being overloaded) - the guy to say "the emperor has no clothes" (having time to look around does that) - always accurate with his estimates (because he really doesn't want to work overtime) - always high-quality with his output (because he's not rushed) Done right, working at 80% speed means that you have 20% of your time to pick up the super-high-value tasks that might otherwise fall by the wayside. Now, maybe he'll get promoted more slowly than his potential as a striver, but I don't actually think that's going to happen.