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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by bradstewart on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:23PM (#24412840)
Communication. Talk to your teammates, its usually pretty obvious if someone is bullshitting you.

Decent managers already know who their over- and under-performers are. Using "time at work" as a proxy for performance generally doesn't work well in general.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by kube-system on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:02PM (#24413328)
I know how performance is judged, functionally speaking. I am suggesting that the specific expectations that would be communicated in that context are straddling the boundaries of what is legal in some places.
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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by bradstewart on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:14PM (#24413471)
Interesting, good point. I read your comment as suggesting a company with strict published policies around kids, benefits, work requirements, etc.

Didn't consider the case where individual conversations might run afoul of the law.

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