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Every field is based on trust, so I don't see why you emphasize that. Once again, if as a manager, you are happy with your employee's output and feel that thei

Every field is based on trust, so I don't see why you emphasize that. Once again, if as a manager, you are happy with your employee's output and feel that their compensation is fair; why would the knowledge that they could have done more change that? It was fair before. Why should the worker do more to earn their salary?

McSwag 4y ago
As an engineer, I mean it kind of comes down to competition doesn’t it? If entity A is able to get something done 5x faster than entity B and just as well, wouldn’t you choose entity B in the future? Sure entity A might have been acceptable but at a certain point, who’s more likely to get a contract, a promotion, a raise, a pay cut, or laid off? This stuff matters, it’s how the world works, it’s no secret. Generally, pay cuts and layoffs are reserved for when the company is suffering but really what is happening the tolerance for slack is dropping, and productivity will absolutely play into that.
khazhoux 4y ago
> Every field is based on trust, so I don't see why you emphasize that. Most workers around the world have no "trust" from their manager on the number of hours they spend in a week. > Once again, if as a manager, you are happy with your employee's output and feel that their compensation is fair; why would the knowledge that they could have done more change that? It was fair before. Why should the worker do more to earn their salary? Because there is a tacit understanding between the two parties (if most cases, apparently you disagree) that the engineer is working the "standard" number of hours in a week (35+, more or less). If you tell your manager "I work one hour a day, and this bug took me three days to fix" and your manager doesn't mind, then it's all good. But if you tell your manager "this bug took me three days to fix" I can guarantee he'll think it was a challenging problem that took 15+ hours of your time, and he would be pissed to know that everyone else was forced to wait for what was actually a quick fix.

McSwag 4y ago

As an engineer, I mean it kind of comes down to competition doesn’t it? If entity A is able to get something done 5x faster than entity B and just as well, wouldn’t you choose entity B in the future? Sure entity A might have been acceptable but at a certain point, who’s more likely to get a contract, a promotion, a raise, a pay cut, or laid off? This stuff matters, it’s how the world works, it’s no secret. Generally, pay cuts and layoffs are reserved for when the company is suffering but really what is happening the tolerance for slack is dropping, and productivity will absolutely play into that.

khazhoux 4y ago

> Every field is based on trust, so I don't see why you emphasize that. Most workers around the world have no "trust" from their manager on the number of hours they spend in a week. > Once again, if as a manager, you are happy with your employee's output and feel that their compensation is fair; why would the knowledge that they could have done more change that? It was fair before. Why should the worker do more to earn their salary? Because there is a tacit understanding between the two parties (if most cases, apparently you disagree) that the engineer is working the "standard" number of hours in a week (35+, more or less). If you tell your manager "I work one hour a day, and this bug took me three days to fix" and your manager doesn't mind, then it's all good. But if you tell your manager "this bug took me three days to fix" I can guarantee he'll think it was a challenging problem that took 15+ hours of your time, and he would be pissed to know that everyone else was forced to wait for what was actually a quick fix.