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Genuine question: How can you ever learn from feedback loops that take 2-3 years if you only ever stick around for a year?
by hnaccount_rng 4y ago
Genuine question: How can you ever learn from feedback loops that take 2-3 years if you only ever stick around for a year?
- mejutoco 4y agoTLDR: you cannot. I am saying they are independent concepts. Basically, if you stay for one year it is not possible to learn the effects of longer projects (very valid point you mention). _But_, staying 10 years does not mean necessarily that you did learn from 2-3 years cycles. It will be _possible_. It could mean you are very good at deflecting, coasting, or playing golf with the right people, among many other possibilities. Unrelated: today is on the news that Unilever's CEO will be resigning after 3 years, which also seems short to me.
- UncleMeat 4y agoSure, there are plenty of people with decades of experience who haven't actually developed beyond a mid level engineer. Long stints aren't proof that somebody is skilled. The point is that short stints are a worrisome thing on resumes at some point. Not a hard line - if I've got a personal relationship with somebody or strong recommendations from people I deeply trust it changes things. But somebody coming into a leadership role needs a lot of time to even understand an organization well enough to propose changes, let alone see those changes through. "Some new director showed up, reorged us, and left" is a failure mode for organizations. It causes huge problems and needs to be avoided.
- romdev 4y agoThat used to be called a 'seagull manager' - one who flies in, sh*ts on everything and flies away.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y ago>Unrelated: today is on the news that Unilever's CEO will be resigning after 3 years, which also seems short to me. Wait til you hear about Australian Prime Ministers