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I don't think you understand what I mean by zero engineer input. I only have an information advantage if they in some way incorporate my information into their
by VyseofArcadia 4y ago
I don't think you understand what I mean by zero engineer input. I only have an information advantage if they in some way incorporate my information into their decisions. That does not happen.
That would be a wonderful strategy if they asked for estimates.
- treis 4y agoI've been in a lot of dysfunctional organizations and I've never seen one that took zero engineering estimates. Directors may set deadlines without it but that scope & timeline filters down to the engineering team and then the engineering team plans their time. It's at that point you pad your estimates. Stretch 40 hours of work into 50 hours of estimate and you look like you're killing it when you do 40 hours of work. Even if engineering has literally 0 planning input at all they're still the ones doing the work. I've never seen a PM sit behind an engineer 45 hours a week and make sure their working. Just stop working and go home or take a longer lunch if you want to work less. They're not going to fire you. The logic doesn't make sense. Firing an engineer on a project behind schedule is going to make the problem worse. Not better. If you are legitimately worried about being fired you're in the top 1% worst organizations and it's time to move on.
- VyseofArcadia 4y agoI inherited a part of the org with a history of underperforming[1]. I'm not worried about losing my job, but I am worried about the entire division getting re-orged, or, worst case scenario, laid off. [1] It would not be an exaggeration to say that this division has literally never produced value for the company.