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Violent agree on variance in value produced. Violent disagree on that junior, senior or other titles or roles have such strong correlations. For very simple rea
by klabb3 2y ago
Violent agree on variance in value produced. Violent disagree on that junior, senior or other titles or roles have such strong correlations. For very simple reasons: we can’t measure value, and we absolutely can’t measure value within a performance review cycle.
The most devastating value destruction (aside from the rare intern deleting the prod db) that I’ve seen consistently is with senior/rockstars who introduce new tech, takes credit, moves on. There’s a reason for the term resume driven development. Think about what a negative force multiplier can do for an org.
- stavros 2y agoI don't know, I think where I work we have a pretty good idea for the value each person brings. I don't know how much they're paid, but I do know how good each person is (including whether they tend to complicate things, to use exciting technologies, etc). Maybe it varies per company.
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- mulmen 2y ago> I don't know how much they're paid But that’s the entire point you’re missing. The pay is not proportional to contribution or technical skill. It’s proportional to market forces and negotiation skill.
- stavros 2y agoI know what level each of our people is, and levels are compensated fairly evenly. The fact that I don't know exact numbers doesn't mean I don't have a proxy.
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- jalapenos 2y agoHow does violent agree/disagree work? Like after you conclude you agree/disagree to this internet text, do you then proceed to scream out on your balcony that which you agree with / smash up your apartment in rage, respectively?
- chrismorgan 2y ago> Think about what a negative force multiplier can do for an org. Negative force multipliers are easily remedied: just make sure you have an even number of them.
- atherton33 2y agoThis totally happened on my first team. We had a guy who would argue about everything that knew the CTO so we had to tolerate him. Then we hired a second one and they just argued with each other all the time and the rest of the team could finally make progress. It was awesome.
- bravetraveler 2y agoI have a feeling I was hired to be this second guy and I really just want to hang up my gloves, man
- atherton33 2y agoThank you for your service