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Was it mentioned what was going to happen after the time spent on the project? If I were that candidate and it was mentioned that once the emergency was past y

by talmand 13y ago

Was it mentioned what was going to happen after the time spent on the project? If I were that candidate and it was mentioned that once the emergency was past you were going to take two or three days off (not counting against days off) to unwind, then I would take that as a fair trade of time. If it was expected for you to show up the next day and continue on as if nothing happened then I would pass too. That's a sign your company doesn't respect people's time. Which as CTO reflects on you. The rules may be different for you being CTO and you have a vested interest in the company succeeding, but it's hard to communicate that to someone that you also don't have vested interest enough to get someone else to spend the extra time with no real recognition or compensation.

tomp 13y ago
Same here. I'm not a C*O, but if something needs to be done, it needs to be done, and sometimes I'm the only one that can do it. Even if it's late evening, or during the weekend (e.g. because some employees are in a different timezone with different holidays). In exchange, I expect the management to understand that sometimes, I need to leave early/take more days off. That's I believe a completely fair tradeoff.
jroseattle 13y ago
Yeah, all things mentioned that you would expect as reasonable -- this was strictly my decision, I didn't ask this of anyone else, and indeed I'll take some time because I could use the rest. The candidate still wasn't accepting of any decision. Frankly, I don't think it was the timecrunch that really bothered him -- it was the effort associated with it. Purely a hunch on my part, but I think there is a question of adaptability, task-switching and dealing with re-prioritization. As for expectations I set with my employees, I insist on work/life balance. Several on my staff have kids (I do as well). A few are in soccer leagues. Others do only knows what in the off-hours. My expectation is that time away from work greatly enhances productivity when at work, so it's a payoff for us. We have long-term goals, and I want to keep the crew we have around us happy and hungry (for success.)

by talmand 13y ago

tomp 13y ago

Same here. I'm not a C*O, but if something needs to be done, it needs to be done, and sometimes I'm the only one that can do it. Even if it's late evening, or during the weekend (e.g. because some employees are in a different timezone with different holidays). In exchange, I expect the management to understand that sometimes, I need to leave early/take more days off. That's I believe a completely fair tradeoff.

jroseattle 13y ago

Yeah, all things mentioned that you would expect as reasonable -- this was strictly my decision, I didn't ask this of anyone else, and indeed I'll take some time because I could use the rest. The candidate still wasn't accepting of any decision. Frankly, I don't think it was the timecrunch that really bothered him -- it was the effort associated with it. Purely a hunch on my part, but I think there is a question of adaptability, task-switching and dealing with re-prioritization. As for expectations I set with my employees, I insist on work/life balance. Several on my staff have kids (I do as well). A few are in soccer leagues. Others do only knows what in the off-hours. My expectation is that time away from work greatly enhances productivity when at work, so it's a payoff for us. We have long-term goals, and I want to keep the crew we have around us happy and hungry (for success.)