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>I would feel remorseful for the former coworkers I would be saddling with undue additional workload Huh? How do you control the workload of your team, especia
by CapstanRoller 3y ago
>I would feel remorseful for the former coworkers I would be saddling with undue additional workload
Huh? How do you control the workload of your team, especially as a departing IC?
Do you mean you're a manager who piles on the work then quits?
- p1esk 3y agoI think he meant if he leaves, his coworkers would have to take on his tasks. That’s why I like sprint based development - if my boss wants me to do something unplanned, he has to remove something planned first.
- xkqd 3y agoYeah, after almost a decade of “agile” I’ve never seen this to be the case other than when I was super green. Usually, everything’s high priority and it needs to be delivered by day XYZ/ASAP regardless of sprint alignment or milestones.
- p1esk 3y agoMy boss and I plan tasks at the start of each sprint, and once the tasks are chosen the only way to add a more is to remove something from the sprint. Asking more output from me than what was agreed upon would be similar to me asking my boss for more money. In both cases it’s perfectly reasonable to refuse the request (unless I underperform or am underpaid), and if either side is not satisfied, part ways.
- CapstanRoller 3y agoSame thing would happen if he got fired, or needed to take a leave of absence. What happens next is not his responsibility. The workload is determined by the employer, not the workers.