Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself
by kaoD on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:19PM
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That reads an awful lot like you're optimizing for people good at leaving email trails, i.e. at office politics.
There's only one way to actually measure someone's output, and it's working close to the team and witnessing their actual productivity. Getting involved. 1-on-1s.
Of course the farther removed from this process the more politics come into play.
Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself
by weixiyen on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:34PM
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^ this. Weekly or bi-weekly 1:1s + read the check-ins. Check-ins don't lie. If you are not reading check-ins as an engineering manager, then you are going to be heavily affected by politics.
There's only one way to actually measure someone's output, and it's working close to the team and witnessing their actual productivity. Getting involved. 1-on-1s.
Of course the farther removed from this process the more politics come into play.