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It sounds like you don't think these expectations are unreasonable in a healthy environment. Is that what you're getting at? I believe it's possible to hit 50
by actually_a_dog 4y ago
It sounds like you don't think these expectations are unreasonable in a healthy environment. Is that what you're getting at? I believe it's possible to hit 50/50, and I think I personally do (with the caveat that I don't do all of these things explicitly, every time, on every project), BUT I'm also on a high performing team in a healthy work environment.
- kodah 4y agoI think the expectations are fine. In a sense I actually judge the engineer less than Mike does according to these criteria. If you can answer these questions I think it says more about how your team organizes and accounts for work more than the diligence and knowledge of a single engineer.
- sigstoat 4y ago> with the caveat that I don't do all of these things explicitly, every time, on every project which is totally fine, most of those things don't need to be done explicitly. (as such they take less time than many commenters seem to think they would.) being able to articulate something doesn't mean that you've taken the time to do so. just that you've generally thought about your task enough before starting it that if your boss asks you that question, you can produce a coherent answer in a timely fashion.
- Aeolun 4y ago> I believe it's possible to hit 50/50 I don’t believe this is possible in an average company. If these were actually the bar, everyone in our company (including me) would get fired, and nobody would ever get hired again.
- actually_a_dog 4y agoYou're conflating "possible" with "the bar" here. That's not at all what I said.