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The problem with being a 10x developer is that if you actually work 8 hours a day you will do 60% of the teams work, which is socially awkward.

alchemist1e9 3y ago
As long as you really are. I’d just point out that on numerous occasions I’ve run into people who drastically overestimate their abilities and productivity. Their self perception is fundamentally broken and it most comes down to under estimating what other people actual do and how much work it is and then when combined with your comment is a recipe for disaster. These are high IQ people who apply some rationalization like this to be lazy and somehow think others and management doesn’t notice. It’s super frustrating as one knows they are very capable but when they get fired these people are in complete shock. That tends to happen after they embark on a simple project that should take only a day or two, but after convincing themselves they are a 10x developer and a refactor like this project would take everyone else at least 3 weeks, so no big deal if it takes 2 weeks. Opps, socially awkward is trying to explain to them that everyone knows you aren’t working … and now you are fired … might be a reason you have been let go previously… even though you’re clearly capable. Sorry for the rant. Just pointing out people who think they are 10x are probably more like 2x when pushing themselves and can risk being 0.3x when applying your attitude.
- gitfan86 3y ago
  That is a good point. People like that are generally measuring the wrong things when comparing themselves to others. Being 10x better at dependency injection is of no value to many businesses and can lead to unexpected firing if you don't understand that. No that I agree with how every business prioritizes metrics, just that it can happen that one team member is capable of doing 60% of a team's work in some situations. I was referring to metrics that are valued by the business.

alchemist1e9 3y ago

As long as you really are. I’d just point out that on numerous occasions I’ve run into people who drastically overestimate their abilities and productivity. Their self perception is fundamentally broken and it most comes down to under estimating what other people actual do and how much work it is and then when combined with your comment is a recipe for disaster. These are high IQ people who apply some rationalization like this to be lazy and somehow think others and management doesn’t notice. It’s super frustrating as one knows they are very capable but when they get fired these people are in complete shock. That tends to happen after they embark on a simple project that should take only a day or two, but after convincing themselves they are a 10x developer and a refactor like this project would take everyone else at least 3 weeks, so no big deal if it takes 2 weeks. Opps, socially awkward is trying to explain to them that everyone knows you aren’t working … and now you are fired … might be a reason you have been let go previously… even though you’re clearly capable. Sorry for the rant. Just pointing out people who think they are 10x are probably more like 2x when pushing themselves and can risk being 0.3x when applying your attitude.

gitfan86 3y ago
That is a good point. People like that are generally measuring the wrong things when comparing themselves to others. Being 10x better at dependency injection is of no value to many businesses and can lead to unexpected firing if you don't understand that. No that I agree with how every business prioritizes metrics, just that it can happen that one team member is capable of doing 60% of a team's work in some situations. I was referring to metrics that are valued by the business.