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Is it only in the software fields that people who 'They work enough to get the job done, but typically no further' are coasters? Someone who gets their job shou
by eweise 2y ago
Is it only in the software fields that people who 'They work enough to get the job done, but typically no further' are coasters? Someone who gets their job should be an excellent employee.
- mrnotcrazy 2y agoI think in engineering maybe you can have different levels of doneness? At my job closing a ticket means the job is done but better than closing a ticket is documenting the solution. Even better is automating a solution for the future so maybe coasters are more likely to be close tickets and move on.
- acuozzo 2y agoMany managers leave the definition of "done" up to the programmer.
- intelVISA 2y agoWeird kind of 'management'
- acuozzo 2y agoI'm inclined to agree, but it depends on the context. This kind of 'management' is suitable for R&D. It's additionally suitable for any company in which software is a means to an end rather than the end itself. A textile factory manager, for instance, doesn't care if you write documentation for the changes you're making to the 40 year old Pascal program which runs the machines.