I'm not a big fan of the overly dramatic writing style, but it makes a decent point. A single unforgettable impression can do wonders. Once I was in an adhoc t

I'm not a big fan of the overly dramatic writing style, but it makes a decent point. A single unforgettable impression can do wonders. Once I was in an adhoc team that was put together to scramble on a high-visibility feature. We decided to meet every morning in an in-person standup to discuss our progress. The first day I was feeling particularly energized and motivated, and I also wanted to make a good impression (I had only been at the company for a few months). So I worked as hard as I could and crushed through all of the tickets that were assigned to me. The next day at standup, the director of engineering asked me for my status and I just casually said "yesterday I got to code completion on all my tickets; they still need to go through QA but I'm ready to take on more work." He looked at me for a second and said "...did you say you finished all your tickets?" From that day forward I was known around the office as "the machine" lol. I don't recommend trying to work that hard every day because obviously you'd burn yourself out, but once in a while it's good to flex and show yourself what you're capable of.