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Re:How we use tennis rankings for fixing bugs by doesnotexist on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @12:39PM (#24709984)
These "tennis rankings" sound awfully similar to an idea often used in kindergarten classrooms of awarding the children with gold stars or stickers for completing tasks. http://changingminds.org/disciplines/teaching/classroom_mana...

I'm sure it can be helpful to have some kind of feedback for productivity and output but it could also be seen as a bit patronizing and or paternalistic if you're not careful.

Re:How we use tennis rankings for fixing bugs by lucaronin on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @01:32PM (#24710592)
I agree about the risk. I think this is true for each system you put in place to give feedback on productivity — the difference between "healthy" and "patronizing" lies in good management