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I initially thought above comment was about on call because of the "things catch on fire part", I guess not > where extra hours are silently worked prevents be
by matrix87 3y ago
I initially thought above comment was about on call because of the "things catch on fire part", I guess not
> where extra hours are silently worked prevents being forced to pick up the slack that shouldn't be there in the first place. Slack comes from miserable people regardless of how many hours they do or don't work
This is true except from my experience the miserable people who leave slack for others to pick up aren't normally all that miserable, just not really motivated. At least, they're not miserable until management does something about it
- zztop44 3y agoI think it depends. I’ve encountered some people that definitely seen that way. But I also know that during every period of prolonged underperformance in my career (there have been a couple) I have felt awful about it despite having a strong incentive to try to convince myself it’s my fault.
- strken 3y agoI think a lot of underperformers end up in a hole where they're burnt out to such an extent that they don't have the energy to leave. It takes clarity, introspection, positivity, and extra work to find a new job; those are exactly the things that burnout saps. Of course, most people are really good at hiding their emotional state, since that's a requirement to fit into a professional workplace. The facade of happiness stays up well after the real thing is gone.