Re:I suspect many task deadlines are designed to force engin...
by hobofan on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @05:15PM
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> My recommendation: try to evaluate your employer on the above.
And better do it in a nuanced way, not the yes/no checkmarks that Stackoverflow Jobs is using for those points. I've worked for companies that were a mess and would get 11/12, as they _technically_ were using source control and tracking bugs etc., just in the most unproductive/useless way.
Re:I suspect many task deadlines are designed to force engin...
by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:06PM
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> I've worked for companies that were a mess and would get 11/12, as they _technically_ were using source control and tracking bugs etc., just in the most unproductive/useless way.
ie: Security Auditing Style...
My recommendation: try to evaluate your employer on the above.
I've traded stupidity for money for money earlier in my life, and it made sense. But people underestimate the break-even. You deserve a lot of money (50% or 75% premium) for some of the stupidity I've seen.
On the flip side, i've also traded a salary discount for a well-run org -- a job where i have 90min max meetings a day with lots of good ASYNC communications, good project planning, estimation, and good sprint cadences. I work a lot, but only when I want to (often late nights), bike outside when I want to, work heads-down w/o disturbances, etc.
Just be careful when headhunters come offering a 10 or 15% increase in comp except w/ a very different culture. You have to compare like to like.