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a 10x engineer might not exist. A -10x engineer (or more accurately: a 1/10x engineer) definitely does. This article isn't about engineers that make your team
by nrclark 4y ago
a 10x engineer might not exist. A -10x engineer (or more accurately: a 1/10x engineer) definitely does.
This article isn't about engineers that make your team better; it's about engineers that make your team worse.
- rzzzt 4y agoThe distinction is important: someone else already wrote that the -10× person will move you further away from the goalpost, while the 10⁻¹× counterpart is still moving towards it, only slower.
- nrclark 4y agoThat's a good point. If your team has an 0.1x engineer, you'll still get to your goal eventually. If you have a -1x engineer, you might be going in the wrong direction to ever finish your project.
- JohnFen 4y ago> a 10x engineer might not exist 10x engineers do exist, but they're vanishingly rare. I actually met one once. He eventually burnt out and left the industry permanently.