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>It works on a deep psychological level to offer vast productivity improvements. some other extremely effective methods used in [another organization where pe
by VladRussian 15y ago
>It works on a deep psychological level to offer vast productivity improvements.
some other extremely effective methods used in [another organization where people are treated like sh!t] the Russian Army: blocking access to the exit door, restroom and/or food/water, gang-chaining and/to the utility pipes, forcing to wear gas mask [and if weather is warm enough - rubberized fullbody chemical weapons protective suite] ... until the task is completed/corrected,
and the best of the best methods is to having [only] your teammates [who have no connection to the error] being forced into the above described conditions until _you_ correct _your_ own error. After it happens once, your teammates would make sure that you wouldn't repeat the error ever ...
- idlewords 15y agoWhich is why 'Russian Army' is synonymous with productivity and effectiveness.
- count 15y agoSounds like the beginning of Full Metal Jacket.
- VladRussian 15y agonow that you mentioned it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTgrQ7W-taQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTgrQ7W-taQ&feature=relat... Typically happens at night when most officers left
- eneveu 15y agoI can't seem to find where, but I remember reading about this a few years ago... Some company had connected their Continuous Integration server to the exit door. Breaking the build would lock the exit door until the build was fixed. Near the end of the day, some programmer would announce his big commit, and the rest of the team would rush to exit the room :)
- StavrosK 15y agoWhy not prop the door open instead?
- eneveu 15y agoIIRC, this practice was put in place by the developers themselves (not by management), as some kind of "productivity joke". Propping the door open would defeat the purpose. I'm seriously annoyed that I cannot seem to find the original story...
- StavrosK 15y agoI guess that makes sense, I doubt they'd abduct the whole team :P