Re:Dumb Rules That Make Your Best People Want to Quit (2017)
by sonnyblarney on Monday September 03, 2018 @11:35AM
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""the reason we're so far behind is because you suck at time management and promised the customer two features we hadn't even begun to plan for" "
First, if you ever said that to your boss you should definitely be fired.
Second, that's operational information, not performance feedback.
Third, it's not your prerogative to tell your boss what he's good or bad at. They give you the review, not the other way around.
Re:Dumb Rules That Make Your Best People Want to Quit (2017)
by amarkov on Monday September 03, 2018 @10:22PM
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Surely you understand how it creates bad incentives, if feedback about individual productivity can be delivered bluntly but feedback about prioritization can't be given at all.
Re:Dumb Rules That Make Your Best People Want to Quit (2017)
by mythrwy on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @12:16AM
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If it's about who's the boss rather than the project being the boss the project is fucked and then so is the boss.
Good bosses know this and like honesty. Bad bosses fire people for stating the truth and wind up with shit.
However I will agree that saying "You suck at.." is pretty bad, and it would be equally bad coming from a boss.
Re:Dumb Rules That Make Your Best People Want to Quit (2017)
by jestar_jokin on Monday September 03, 2018 @09:16PM
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Right, because managers never need feedback on how well they're managing their staff...?!
Some shops have "360 degree reviews", where you need to get reviews from your colleagues and people you serve (or to use an ungenerous phrase, your underlings), not just your boss.
Only if it goes both ways. If I can't respond to my managers blunt candor with "the reason we're so far behind is because you suck at time management and promised the customer two features we hadn't even begun to plan for" without fear of being reprimanded or punished then blunt candor isn't very effective.