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I tried to fix something at my work once, it was a small bug but any bugs in a large system take time. When I fixed the bug and submitted it, I was scolded for
by adamredwoods 6y ago
I tried to fix something at my work once, it was a small bug but any bugs in a large system take time. When I fixed the bug and submitted it, I was scolded for working outside of my sprint task. I tried to defend myself that it was time-sensitive, but it didn't help.
So now I don't "make", I only comment.
- mikepurvis 6y agoThat's a bummer. I'm always doing work outside my sprint/scope/team, probably as much as 20-40% of my time— my company has no issue with it, and I think it's especially valuable for building cross-team empathy, technical understanding, and so on. Now, I'm quite senior at my org and I also have a track record of my "side bets" turning out to be tremendously valuable on multiple past occasions. But I don't think there's a special policy just for me— this is a company-wide culture thing.
- w_for_wumbo 6y agoI understand how being scolded for doing the right thing would have felt, but I'd encourage you to find ways to influence the culture of allowing these types of development, instead of swapping to become an ally of those who scolded you in the first place.
- mirekrusin 6y agoI'd consider doing something outside of sprint again like looking around for job offers.
- throwawayboise 6y agoDid you finish your sprint task successfully and on time? If so, ask the scolder why they are complaining about you doing more than required?