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I always wondered, how do people "finish work" in 2 hours for a day? Am I the only one swamped in tickets and could generate months worth of work on my own proa

I always wondered, how do people "finish work" in 2 hours for a day? Am I the only one swamped in tickets and could generate months worth of work on my own proactively if wanted to?

bluefishinit 3y ago
Most employers don't financially reward you for doing all of that extra work, so finishing work in 2 hours just means you do what you need to to stay employed. I've never seen a place where people were "swamped in tickets" also accurately recognize and reward work that creates value for the business. In fact those places are most likely (in my experience) to have raise caps, onerous review processes and extremely limited room for advancement.
- ricardobayes 3y ago
  Interesting, are bonuses and/or employee stock options not the norm for most companies? Everywhere I worked these were there in one way or another, exactly to motivate people to do more than their allotted stuff.
  - bluefishinit 3y ago
    > Interesting, are bonuses and/or employee stock options not the norm for most companies? Not in a meaningful amount to non-executives. > Everywhere I worked these were there in one way or another, exactly to motivate people to do more than their allotted stuff. I don't think anyone believes "more tickets" = "more revenue". Most employees work doesn't materially impact the bottom line and definitely doesn't have a linear relationship to revenue (other than maybe sales who are paid on commission).
deprecative 3y ago
Tickets never stop. Most places I've worked have had ticket points expected to be completed per week or per sprint. It makes sense to only do that amount of work. You won't be rewarded for doing extra. Put your two years in and leave. Rinse repeat.
- ricardobayes 3y ago
  I'm not this apathic yet, I personally don't (just) code for money. If I just wanted money, I would have become an investment banker.
  - deprecative 3y ago
    If you want to code extra hard then pick up side projects and improve your life. Doing extra work for your employer won't do anything for you beyond raising expectations for you to do more work and thus an elevated standard by which you will be judged. You're not getting a raise worth worrying about by going above and beyond. Be present, helpful, and do the target and nothing more.

I always wondered, how do people "finish work" in 2 hours for a day? Am I the only one swamped in tickets and could generate months worth of work on my own proactively if wanted to?

bluefishinit 3y ago

Most employers don't financially reward you for doing all of that extra work, so finishing work in 2 hours just means you do what you need to to stay employed. I've never seen a place where people were "swamped in tickets" also accurately recognize and reward work that creates value for the business. In fact those places are most likely (in my experience) to have raise caps, onerous review processes and extremely limited room for advancement.

ricardobayes 3y ago
Interesting, are bonuses and/or employee stock options not the norm for most companies? Everywhere I worked these were there in one way or another, exactly to motivate people to do more than their allotted stuff.
- bluefishinit 3y ago
  > Interesting, are bonuses and/or employee stock options not the norm for most companies? Not in a meaningful amount to non-executives. > Everywhere I worked these were there in one way or another, exactly to motivate people to do more than their allotted stuff. I don't think anyone believes "more tickets" = "more revenue". Most employees work doesn't materially impact the bottom line and definitely doesn't have a linear relationship to revenue (other than maybe sales who are paid on commission).

deprecative 3y ago

Tickets never stop. Most places I've worked have had ticket points expected to be completed per week or per sprint. It makes sense to only do that amount of work. You won't be rewarded for doing extra. Put your two years in and leave. Rinse repeat.

ricardobayes 3y ago
I'm not this apathic yet, I personally don't (just) code for money. If I just wanted money, I would have become an investment banker.
- deprecative 3y ago
  If you want to code extra hard then pick up side projects and improve your life. Doing extra work for your employer won't do anything for you beyond raising expectations for you to do more work and thus an elevated standard by which you will be judged. You're not getting a raise worth worrying about by going above and beyond. Be present, helpful, and do the target and nothing more.