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It can be a bit of a double edged sword, especially in startups. I've been on the leadership side of this where you suddenly realize it's vitally important to
by 1235711 5y ago
It can be a bit of a double edged sword, especially in startups.
I've been on the leadership side of this where you suddenly realize it's vitally important to your growth that you can give away the things you're doing day to day - unblocking people when they get stuck has a higher ROI than doing it yourself even if you'd do it better/faster because it scales more.
But I saw this very differently at an early stage company where our being successful led to people being hired to do all the interesting areas I had been growing into - if someone has Legos anxiety it may very well be because they've realized that this growth is not going to work well for them.
- wanderer2323 5y agoToday the startup CEO wants you to "give away your legos". Tomorrow he would like to quickly "fire someone for the basic reason that you don't need this role any more" [0]. Double-edged sword indeed. To be fair to the OP, they seem to be writing from the position inside the FAANG, and there it's a much safer proposition. [0] https://paygo.ghost.io/why-did-i-leave-google-or-why-did-i-stay-so-long/ https://paygo.ghost.io/why-did-i-leave-google-or-why-did-i-s...
- nikanj 5y agoThe author of [0] seems like an utter tool. They seem to wear their HR complaints like a badge of honor, and complain that people are not willing to make personal sacrifices to help the company gain.
- wanderer2323 5y agoI always thought he wrote a great ad for Google. "Look, there is this company where your director cannot just fire you on a whim. This company where you can decline a meeting because you are taking a personal day. This company where there is good food in the cafeteria" etc.