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So, recently I achieved happiness because I just don't care about the job anymore. I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I go

So, recently I achieved happiness because I just don't care about the job anymore. I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most, and I've never been happier. I'm writing my final proposal as one final swing at the bat and the title is "XYZ or Bust" where either I get buy-in or I'm leaving. I've never felt better in my entire career. This is made possible because I'm old enough with enough assets that I can quit and retire, so now it is time to leverage the positives. From reading this, it is clear the team he is on is toxic. The key to not being on-call all the time is not answering the call unless you in rotation. It's hard to do for sure.

chillwaves 5y ago
> I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. It's not just the brazenness of the act, it's the fact you made your defiance into art that I really respect.
- mathgladiator 5y ago
  Here is the poem: I will not do this PSC. There is a future that I foresee. No longer shall I bend the knee to this process called PSC.
  - analyst74 5y ago
    This is the way
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - aynyc 5y ago
    Oh oh oh oh oh Now I can bring you in Warm or cold I'll get paid either way (Oh oh oh oh) It might not buy me happiness But it might just ease my pain (Oh oh oh oh) 'Cause it's hard to live This life alone But it's all I've ever known
  - romanhn 5y ago
    As a fellow (ex)FBer who absolutely abhorred PSC, I applaud you, sir. As a former manager at said company, I would absolutely hate you for making my PSC hell-period even more hellish, as I would still be on the hook for delivering your packet under incredibly unrealistic timelines. Won't somebody think of the managers! ;)
    - wanderer2323 5y ago
      Every time I think that I don't want to do my optional self-review I decide to do it anyway -- because I want to make my manager's life easier.
zz865 5y ago
This is one of the main reasons companies love hiring 20-29 yo people. They work their ass off because that is all they know, as well has having the time to do it. Once people hit 35-50 people realize there are more things to life.
- BikiniPrince 5y ago
  The problem with the kids is they are still cutting their teeth in many aspects. I worked on a core product of a very large tech company on my last run. This wasn’t my first rodeo either. I happened to build most of the product our team owned. There were many disciplines involved and trying to get other experts to evolve was a never ending battle in a losing war. I won’t go into all the glory and failure or how things made it to where they were today. Despite an income that was quite silly I had to walk away. I can still run circles around people half my age, but I can hold the hill for so long. Many of the other old guard went the same route.
khazhoux 5y ago
> So, recently I achieved happiness because I just don't care about the job anymore. I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most, and I've never been happier. You can't do that! Hey, come back here! You're not allowed to do that! Can you hear me? Get back over here, don't walk away. Don't keep walking away. Stop!
- deadmutex 5y ago
  Perhaps... but I think companies like FB also get (total guess) thousands of resumes per day. So, for every engineer that walks away, many more are knocking at the door. So, I think in management's eyes, very very very few people are irreplaceable.
  - fshbbdssbbgdd 5y ago
    People who are good, and can successfully signal that in the job hunt process have tons of options. So yes, everyone is replaceable, but it takes time and money to do it. Someone having a weird attitude toward the performance management system may not be a good enough reason to replace them if they get the job done. Hiring a new person may be more of a headache for the manager.
  - snek_case 5y ago
    That's not true at all where I am. Yes, I can post on twitter and get tons of CVs, but most applicants aren't that good. I may only want to interview 40% of the candidates I get, and I would really only want to hire about 1 in 5 people I interview. Interviewing takes time. Then after that, onboarding people on the job takes time too, it can take people several months to become effective on the job. Skilled, effective employees that you get along with are not easy to replace.
    - deadmutex 5y ago
      Everything you said about most applicants not being hireable, and the amount of time needed for onboarding, etc. is true. And yet, from where I sit, it's not obvious that managers (at multiple companies) show that they care that much. I think the exception was when I was at a startup, but I think that was due to combination of two reasons: The amazing manager, and the fact replacing a specialist on our team was even harder. Disclaimer: My views are my own.
rufus_foreman 5y ago
>> This is made possible because I'm old enough with enough assets that I can quit and retire This is the life changing part.
dcolkitt 5y ago
“Notice you’ve been missing a lot of work recently, Peter?” “Well, I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.”
- matwood 5y ago
  “It’s not that I’m lazy, I just don’t care.”
  - fumblebee 5y ago
    “Sounds like someone’s got a case of the Mondays.”
trhway 5y ago
>I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most i don't even care to write anything. They aren't going to fire me - there is so much manure to shovel that somebody got to do it and after 30 years i do it very reliably (and i don't care whether i'm doing it here or at some other place, whereis our department has huge challenges hiring people in US). And i'm not promotable anyway. >The key to not being on-call all the time is not answering the call unless you in rotation. additional trick - to not go into rotation too, at least until it is really core nature of the business that you was aware about when coming onboard. >enough assets that I can quit and retire unfortunately not there yet. Yet it doesn't really matter much as long as there is a demand for tech labor.
throw123123123 5y ago
That sounds like apathy to me. I think in this industry we have way more opportunities to find meaning to be content with zoning out 40 hours a week.
ook 5y ago
At a previous company I asked to be a Conscientious Objector from the performance review process as I was just going to get an On Target rating anyway (I did). (Not retired yet, I knew I was quitting a week or two later. Amazingly my boss was surprised when I gave my notice …).
jjav 5y ago
> I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most, and I've never been happier. Can't recommend this enough. I've nearly always opted-out of performance review dance. Just don't do it. In most companies I get pushback to do it but then they give up and it doesn't matter at all. Still get my promotions.
- coffeefirst 5y ago
  This is less crazy than it sounds. Any half-decent manager would read your poem, laugh, and write a fair and accurate review.
  - mlvljr 5y ago
    ..that would rhyme, too

chillwaves 5y ago

> I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. It's not just the brazenness of the act, it's the fact you made your defiance into art that I really respect.

mathgladiator 5y ago
Here is the poem: I will not do this PSC. There is a future that I foresee. No longer shall I bend the knee to this process called PSC.
- analyst74 5y ago
  This is the way
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- aynyc 5y ago
  Oh oh oh oh oh Now I can bring you in Warm or cold I'll get paid either way (Oh oh oh oh) It might not buy me happiness But it might just ease my pain (Oh oh oh oh) 'Cause it's hard to live This life alone But it's all I've ever known
- romanhn 5y ago
  As a fellow (ex)FBer who absolutely abhorred PSC, I applaud you, sir. As a former manager at said company, I would absolutely hate you for making my PSC hell-period even more hellish, as I would still be on the hook for delivering your packet under incredibly unrealistic timelines. Won't somebody think of the managers! ;)
  - wanderer2323 5y ago
    Every time I think that I don't want to do my optional self-review I decide to do it anyway -- because I want to make my manager's life easier.

zz865 5y ago

This is one of the main reasons companies love hiring 20-29 yo people. They work their ass off because that is all they know, as well has having the time to do it. Once people hit 35-50 people realize there are more things to life.

BikiniPrince 5y ago
The problem with the kids is they are still cutting their teeth in many aspects. I worked on a core product of a very large tech company on my last run. This wasn’t my first rodeo either. I happened to build most of the product our team owned. There were many disciplines involved and trying to get other experts to evolve was a never ending battle in a losing war. I won’t go into all the glory and failure or how things made it to where they were today. Despite an income that was quite silly I had to walk away. I can still run circles around people half my age, but I can hold the hill for so long. Many of the other old guard went the same route.

khazhoux 5y ago

> So, recently I achieved happiness because I just don't care about the job anymore. I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most, and I've never been happier. You can't do that! Hey, come back here! You're not allowed to do that! Can you hear me? Get back over here, don't walk away. Don't keep walking away. Stop!

deadmutex 5y ago
Perhaps... but I think companies like FB also get (total guess) thousands of resumes per day. So, for every engineer that walks away, many more are knocking at the door. So, I think in management's eyes, very very very few people are irreplaceable.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 5y ago
  People who are good, and can successfully signal that in the job hunt process have tons of options. So yes, everyone is replaceable, but it takes time and money to do it. Someone having a weird attitude toward the performance management system may not be a good enough reason to replace them if they get the job done. Hiring a new person may be more of a headache for the manager.
- snek_case 5y ago
  That's not true at all where I am. Yes, I can post on twitter and get tons of CVs, but most applicants aren't that good. I may only want to interview 40% of the candidates I get, and I would really only want to hire about 1 in 5 people I interview. Interviewing takes time. Then after that, onboarding people on the job takes time too, it can take people several months to become effective on the job. Skilled, effective employees that you get along with are not easy to replace.
  - deadmutex 5y ago
    Everything you said about most applicants not being hireable, and the amount of time needed for onboarding, etc. is true. And yet, from where I sit, it's not obvious that managers (at multiple companies) show that they care that much. I think the exception was when I was at a startup, but I think that was due to combination of two reasons: The amazing manager, and the fact replacing a specialist on our team was even harder. Disclaimer: My views are my own.

rufus_foreman 5y ago

>> This is made possible because I'm old enough with enough assets that I can quit and retire This is the life changing part.

dcolkitt 5y ago

“Notice you’ve been missing a lot of work recently, Peter?” “Well, I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.”

matwood 5y ago
“It’s not that I’m lazy, I just don’t care.”
- fumblebee 5y ago
  “Sounds like someone’s got a case of the Mondays.”

trhway 5y ago

>I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most i don't even care to write anything. They aren't going to fire me - there is so much manure to shovel that somebody got to do it and after 30 years i do it very reliably (and i don't care whether i'm doing it here or at some other place, whereis our department has huge challenges hiring people in US). And i'm not promotable anyway. >The key to not being on-call all the time is not answering the call unless you in rotation. additional trick - to not go into rotation too, at least until it is really core nature of the business that you was aware about when coming onboard. >enough assets that I can quit and retire unfortunately not there yet. Yet it doesn't really matter much as long as there is a demand for tech labor.

throw123123123 5y ago

That sounds like apathy to me. I think in this industry we have way more opportunities to find meaning to be content with zoning out 40 hours a week.

ook 5y ago

At a previous company I asked to be a Conscientious Objector from the performance review process as I was just going to get an On Target rating anyway (I did). (Not retired yet, I knew I was quitting a week or two later. Amazingly my boss was surprised when I gave my notice …).

jjav 5y ago

> I didn't even do my performance self review, and I wrote a poem instead. I got a Meets-Most, and I've never been happier. Can't recommend this enough. I've nearly always opted-out of performance review dance. Just don't do it. In most companies I get pushback to do it but then they give up and it doesn't matter at all. Still get my promotions.

coffeefirst 5y ago
This is less crazy than it sounds. Any half-decent manager would read your poem, laugh, and write a fair and accurate review.
- mlvljr 5y ago
  ..that would rhyme, too