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Many managers are not very good and mostly believe managing means flogging the herd to work harder; that’s not really possible remotely.

senttoschool 4y ago
Many individual contributors are not very good and mostly overrate their own ability to be productive while working from home.
- Agentlien 4y ago
  I'm sceptical towards this. I know my own productivity has measurably improved since I started working from home - mainly from the calmer work environment and lack of distractions. When performing recent post-mortems it also became clear that when the whole studio was unexpectedly forced to work remotely, productivity overall slightly increased despite some initial concerns about adapting our workflows and communication channels.
  - kitsunesoba 4y ago
    > I'm sceptical towards this. I know my own productivity has measurably improved since I started working from home - mainly from the calmer work environment and lack of distractions. Also, no need to sit there staring at the screen trying to look like you’re doing something useful after your brain has hit its limit on contiguous productive hours. You can instead get up and go do chores or go on a walk or something, give your head some breathing room, and then come back with something of a second wind in your sails which carries you through the end of the work day.
- gardenhedge 4y ago
  The feedback loop is a lot quicker for an IC than a manager. It could take several quarters or longer to uncover that a manager is not performing.
  - jen20 4y ago
    I typically find it takes about 3 minutes of sitting in a meeting with them to discover that.
- antisthenes 4y ago
  True, but the last 4 words of your statement are irrelevant.
- caskstrength 4y ago
  > Many individual contributors are not very good and mostly overrate their own ability to be productive while working from home. So go ahead and fire them. What is the issue exactly?

senttoschool 4y ago

Many individual contributors are not very good and mostly overrate their own ability to be productive while working from home.

Agentlien 4y ago
I'm sceptical towards this. I know my own productivity has measurably improved since I started working from home - mainly from the calmer work environment and lack of distractions. When performing recent post-mortems it also became clear that when the whole studio was unexpectedly forced to work remotely, productivity overall slightly increased despite some initial concerns about adapting our workflows and communication channels.
- kitsunesoba 4y ago
  > I'm sceptical towards this. I know my own productivity has measurably improved since I started working from home - mainly from the calmer work environment and lack of distractions. Also, no need to sit there staring at the screen trying to look like you’re doing something useful after your brain has hit its limit on contiguous productive hours. You can instead get up and go do chores or go on a walk or something, give your head some breathing room, and then come back with something of a second wind in your sails which carries you through the end of the work day.
gardenhedge 4y ago
The feedback loop is a lot quicker for an IC than a manager. It could take several quarters or longer to uncover that a manager is not performing.
- jen20 4y ago
  I typically find it takes about 3 minutes of sitting in a meeting with them to discover that.
antisthenes 4y ago
True, but the last 4 words of your statement are irrelevant.
caskstrength 4y ago
> Many individual contributors are not very good and mostly overrate their own ability to be productive while working from home. So go ahead and fire them. What is the issue exactly?