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Fundamental attribution error: how many of your colleagues think the same of you? When it come to you, obviously the problem is the "complixities of the problem
by sangnoir 4y ago
Fundamental attribution error: how many of your colleagues think the same of you? When it come to you, obviously the problem is the "complixities of the problem space" and "blockers" you're dealing with, but when it's someone else on some random team, they are slow because they are useless.
- bluepizza 4y agoWish you were right. Unfortunately, most tech companies have some decent amount of people coasting at the lowest level of effort. My current team has 6 people. 3 are delivering at normal levels, but the other 3 complete one task per week at most. And those are tasks that take a couple of hours at most. This is happening everywhere, and is a clear consequence of overhiring.
- pc86 4y agoHow is it a natural consequence of overhiring that 50% of your team will work 4 hours/week?
- bluepizza 4y agoToo many people for too little task queue. Engineering managers are more than happy to hold on to headcount to justify their own existence.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoAn organization with no slack can’t respond to emergencies in an effective way.
- bluepizza 4y agoExcellent point. This adds a different dimension to the situation, for sure. I can see that the slower crowd would keep the boat afloat while the high performers go and solve the pressing issues. I have seen it happen a couple of times. Still seems a bit wasteful to have half of a team essentially parked.
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