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What I Learned Scaling Engineering Teams Through Euphoria and Horror
- quanticle 12y agoJust remember that hiring doesn’t end when new engineers are in their seats, and keep an eye out for hiccups in your integration process — if you spot dissatisfaction early, you can intervene before it becomes critical, ideally with transparency and honesty about what's going on. I don't feel like this is emphasized enough. Having the strictest, most rigorous hiring program in the world isn't going to help you if engineers are getting frustrated getting up to speed with your specific product and culture.
- dnstevenson 12y ago"You'll be surprised how many times you have to repeat yourself to make your communication stick... Clarity often needs a helping hand from repetition. “You'll think to yourself, ‘Oh my God, how did you not understand this from what I said at the all-hands last week?’” So true.