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I've worked with people who have this mindset. Their work product definitely shows that more isn't better. They had higher defect ratios and in general lower ou
by karmajunkie 5y ago
I've worked with people who have this mindset. Their work product definitely shows that more isn't better. They had higher defect ratios and in general lower output per hour. With one exception, they were trying to make up for being less productive by spending more time creating the appearance of work rather than taking time out to recharge and doing better work in the same hours as others.
This pattern doesn't make you a hero, it makes you a liability.
- acdha 5y agoIt's also unsustainable over the long term. Someone might be able to slog through cranking out code in a rush — most notably, creative / thoughtful work takes a big decline here, although the person crunching usually doesn't recognize it at the time — but it ends up creating silos nobody else understands, and that becomes critical when they either burn out or suffer medical issues from working too hard. If nothing else, 80 hour weeks mean your physical health is probably headed downwards. A lot of people say they won't do that but … it inevitably happens and then they are in a bad plus, usually learn that the company won't put anywhere near as much effort into protecting them, and that unbalanced lifestyle means they don't have much else to fall back on.