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You read a whole article full of evidence to the contrary, and you think you can wave it away by just ignoring it?

• malkia 12y ago
  I've read it long time ago. I've been in this industry for a long time, and unfortunately crunch does work. I can't say whether for everyone, but it works. It's not question whether I like it, whether its good for the people, families, etc. But it works!
  • ska 12y ago
    I'n my experience, crunch mode only "solves" problems that could have been avoided by better organization and/or engineering practice. I can't think of a single deadline that was "saved" by crunch mode that didn't also have some additional cost - if we had done a better job in the run up and avoided the crunch, we would have been significantly ahead or where we actually were. Ymmv, naturally.
  • maccard 12y ago
    Where did you read it? All the research and evidence points to the fact that crunches don't work. Overtime (60hr week for two weeks) is different, but extended overtime periods do not work. If you have any citations other than anecdotal evidence, please share with the rest of us
  • normloman 12y ago
    Or maybe you just feel that it works. Thanks for sharing your personal experience, but I think I'll trust the studies.