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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by danielscrubs on Saturday January 16, 2021 @05:49PM (#25806269)
“We need to work harder” is not the kind of manager I like. The best ones just set a great example and work harder and put in overtime themselves and the rest of the team are usually are sympathetic enough to follow.
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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by temp8964 on Saturday January 16, 2021 @05:57PM (#25806313)
Overtime shouldn't be the solution. Team member shouldn't be put into overtime by social pressure.
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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by mbrodersen on Saturday January 16, 2021 @11:12PM (#25808039)
Overtime is a sign that the team is badly managed and/or understaffed.
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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by danielscrubs on Sunday January 17, 2021 @02:19AM (#25808888)
Indeed, but that’s already the case if the manager goes around and says that we should work harder.
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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by darkerside on Saturday January 16, 2021 @07:59PM (#25807083)
Pretty sure the best answer is to do both. You need to ask your teammates to help if it's really important.
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