Hey but what if your colleagues are busy putting out fires your “productivity” is causing? Thought about that, huh? In teams bound by certain process, whatever

Hey but what if your colleagues are busy putting out fires your “productivity” is causing? Thought about that, huh? In teams bound by certain process, whatever reason they may have, and that process may well be stupid, but it is there and agreed upon, the velocity is usually adjusted within a few sprints such that it’s mostly even. Outliers this big are a smell, and whoever is the outlier is suspect. Maybe your definition of what a story point is off the mark. Maybe their stories require lots of yak shaving. Maybe it’s what I said in the beginning. But in general I won’t for a second buy that the whole thing keeps ticking because of your valiant effort and they all are lazy asses. This is easily provable by your going on an extended leave. Either you come back and it’s all unmoved or ruined and they are indeed bumbling lazy asses, or your effort don’t move the needle as much as you think they do, or they all deliver more because you’re not there.