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> My team is under no obligation to keep up with me I'm not going to pass judgement here, as it's a complicated issue and I have zero context, but I hope you u
by nwiswell 5y ago
> My team is under no obligation to keep up with me
I'm not going to pass judgement here, as it's a complicated issue and I have zero context, but I hope you understand why this is not an entirely truthful thing to say.
Working over your vacation sets a tone whether or not you intend it to.
- pksebben 5y agoBeing fairly new to software as a job and not a hobby, I don't have a ton of experience when it comes to office politics. Does it necessarily follow that because employee A is busting ass, expectations get raised for employee B? Is the set standard really that fragile? I'm asking because I tend to dive into work headfirst. I love doing this stuff and I can't believe I'm getting paid for it; but if this is a thing perhaps I should be a little quiet about that - I'm not interested in making enemies of people by being 'too peppy'.
- v-erne 5y ago>>Does it necessarily follow that because employee A is busting ass, expectations get raised for employee B? Is the set standard really that fragile? Yeah sure - most metrics in software do not work as expected, so the only thing that we are left is perceived performance. And perceived performance is created only by comparison - You always subconsciously look for the baseline observing people in Your team, so if one ot them is concentrated only on work and is at least a little bit competent while doing it, it makes others look worse in comparison.