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Wish 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.
by bluepizza 4y ago
Wish 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.