Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36% for 40 hours/week

Re:Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36... by sub7 on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:22AM (#26115291)

Oh they definitely exist. If you can manage the ego/personality issues that come with the package they can do to your company in 2-3 months what a team of 20 would take a year+ for.

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Re:Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36... by Kluny on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:05PM (#26115809)

I don't know, the smartest programmers I've ever met have also been the most helpful ones, willing and able to explain incredibly complex concepts patiently and clearly. They make everyone around them better.

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Re:Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36... by goatinaboat on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:36AM (#26115437)

If you can manage the ego/personality issues that come with the package

The only genuine 10x programmer I have ever met was the nicest, most humble guy you could imagine. He didn’t just crank out code, he saw patterns in things that no one else could until he pointed them out, and then it seemed obvious because he explained it so well.

But I have met many 1.1x programmers who act like the worst stereotypes of a 10x, and when the dust settles and someone has to maintain their rockstar code they have the net effect of a 0.1x.

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Re:Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36... by lovegoblin on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:44PM (#26116294)

> If you can manage the ego/personality issues

Having to do so is a drag on everyone else's productivity. If it's bad enough, you'll end up also having to deal with a higher turnover - another productivity drag. Is all this a still a net gain?

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Re:Flexible working shows 55% high performers compared to 36... by Kluny on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:05PM (#26115805)

I don't know, the smartest programmers I've ever met have also been the most helpful ones, willing and able to explain incredibly complex concepts patiently and clearly.

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