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Your coworker isn't a 10x developer. He's a workaholic in dire need of an intervention that he won't get because he has a "respectable" addiction. As long as yo

Your coworker isn't a 10x developer. He's a workaholic in dire need of an intervention that he won't get because he has a "respectable" addiction. As long as your bosses are happy with your work, he only matters because you let him matter. Cut it out. And if your bosses compare you to him in front of you, start job-hunting.

anshumankmr 5y ago
I agree with you. In my opinion,a person should be called a 10x developer if they really do put in the work AND are working for yourself.
ozzythecat 5y ago
Some people are passionate and spend so much time working because it’s their fun thing. You enjoy watching sports, playing video games, or travel. This person gets the same joy from their work. And they might feel that way for some time before their priorities change or their tastes shift. Other people work so much because they are in an organization where it’s expected. And yet others work extra because they think it’s expected (when it may not be expected at all). I wouldn’t assume the person needs an “intervention”, and frankly I don’t think it’s even appropriate unless it’s somehow detrimental to their well being or family. > And if your bosses compare you to him in front of you, start job-hunting. If the other guy delivers 10x the expectation and you deliver 0x the expectation, I don’t think the right decision is to just quit. IMO - get your productivity to what’s a sustainable, realistic level for you. If THAT is measured as 0, then the issue is yours to fix. Changing companies won’t resolve it. On the other hand, if you’re being forced to meet some bar set by some extraordinary individual - irrespective of their motivations for being 10x - then yes, the healthy choice is to find something else. Op clearly said they have days where they produce basically nothing because they’re paralyzed thinking about others. Frankly that is ops problem to fix. Focus on yourself and tune out the noise.
- giantg2 5y ago
  "If the other guy delivers 10x the expectation and you deliver 0x the expectation, I don’t think the right decision is to just quit. IMO - get your productivity to what’s a sustainable, realistic level for you. If THAT is measured as 0, then the issue is yours to fix." If the environment is causing the 0x, then I would leave. The more likely thing is that they can do 1x, but 1x will start to look like .5x next to the 10x. When standards are vague and require subjective evaluation, there will be a lot of drift for what 1x looks like relative to the others.

anshumankmr 5y ago

I agree with you. In my opinion,a person should be called a 10x developer if they really do put in the work AND are working for yourself.

ozzythecat 5y ago

Some people are passionate and spend so much time working because it’s their fun thing. You enjoy watching sports, playing video games, or travel. This person gets the same joy from their work. And they might feel that way for some time before their priorities change or their tastes shift. Other people work so much because they are in an organization where it’s expected. And yet others work extra because they think it’s expected (when it may not be expected at all). I wouldn’t assume the person needs an “intervention”, and frankly I don’t think it’s even appropriate unless it’s somehow detrimental to their well being or family. > And if your bosses compare you to him in front of you, start job-hunting. If the other guy delivers 10x the expectation and you deliver 0x the expectation, I don’t think the right decision is to just quit. IMO - get your productivity to what’s a sustainable, realistic level for you. If THAT is measured as 0, then the issue is yours to fix. Changing companies won’t resolve it. On the other hand, if you’re being forced to meet some bar set by some extraordinary individual - irrespective of their motivations for being 10x - then yes, the healthy choice is to find something else. Op clearly said they have days where they produce basically nothing because they’re paralyzed thinking about others. Frankly that is ops problem to fix. Focus on yourself and tune out the noise.

giantg2 5y ago
"If the other guy delivers 10x the expectation and you deliver 0x the expectation, I don’t think the right decision is to just quit. IMO - get your productivity to what’s a sustainable, realistic level for you. If THAT is measured as 0, then the issue is yours to fix." If the environment is causing the 0x, then I would leave. The more likely thing is that they can do 1x, but 1x will start to look like .5x next to the 10x. When standards are vague and require subjective evaluation, there will be a lot of drift for what 1x looks like relative to the others.