Re:Too Much Experience to Be Hired? Some Older Americans Fac...
by hinkley on Monday March 27, 2017 @01:57AM
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I think I can count on my fingers how many times I've created something really good after the 50 hour mark for the week.
What I can't count is the number of times I thought I was creating something really good after the 50 hour mark. The thing is I track outcomes for quite a while, and the math starts to stack up over time, and I just opt out now.
If you're planning to work for a place more than three years, you're going to end up being the one who ends up paying for the bad ideas, whether you can connect the dots or not. You can keep almost anything working for 15-18 months, beyond that the wheels want to come off.
What I can't count is the number of times I thought I was creating something really good after the 50 hour mark. The thing is I track outcomes for quite a while, and the math starts to stack up over time, and I just opt out now.
If you're planning to work for a place more than three years, you're going to end up being the one who ends up paying for the bad ideas, whether you can connect the dots or not. You can keep almost anything working for 15-18 months, beyond that the wheels want to come off.