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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by rficcaglia on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:01PM (#20627753)
This is not universally true in my experience. People who take pride in their work will often go the extra mile, without being asked. I don’t “blame”, I just correlate.

Maybe this is the answer: if someone needs a guarantee then they are probably a bad fit for a highly effective team. Highly effective people look for opportunities instead of guarantees perhaps.

If I knew, I would be writing articles, not asking questions...

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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by Retra on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:57PM (#20628325)
The guarantee is not a need, it is an opportunity that your potential effective employees are looking for. If you deny them that opportunity, they will look elsewhere and be highly effective for someone else.
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