Re:Tips for Tech Leads
by jimbokun on Monday April 19, 2010 @11:01AM
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My bosses just significantly upgraded our hardware, mainly because they couldn't afford raises at that time. We knew that's why they were doing it, but it was still nice to get new machines with big monitors.
That's what I think the article is getting at. Hardware is a cheap way to make your employees a little bit happier, and the employees at least know that you're trying.
Re:Tips for Tech Leads
by mbarr on Monday April 19, 2010 @11:42AM
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That's not the point he is trying to make. Computers are the tools of your job. Not providing the best tools is a false economy because the cost is easily offset by the increased productivity of the programmer.
That's what I think the article is getting at. Hardware is a cheap way to make your employees a little bit happier, and the employees at least know that you're trying.