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> Good work can be judged by good managers, and rewarded, without anyone having to play bureaucratic games. I lost hope this is possible. Even as a non-manager
by anticristi 5y ago
> Good work can be judged by good managers, and rewarded, without anyone having to play bureaucratic games.
I lost hope this is possible. Even as a non-manager architect, I struggle to see good work if it's not made visible.
Fortunately, making good work visible takes little effort from the doer: take "before" and "after" screenshots; update the docs; if you improved performance, leave some plots behind; talk about your work and the benefits it brings.
All in all, if you are a software engineer, stop treating yourself as a code monkey and start treating yourself as a problem solver. You don't hear plumpers showing their hammer, they show the pipe stopped leaking. Same with software, stop showing code and start showing their effects.
- staunch 5y agoA non-manager architect should have some sense. They should know all the open problems in their domain and recognize who is solving them and how well they're doing it. But, yeah, the scope is basically limited to each employee's direct manager. No one else can reasonably maintain all the context and perspective required to judge accurately. The fundamental requirement is a high level of competence in the manager. It usually requires significant self-confidence, technical skill, and experience solving similar problems.