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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by devtul on Thursday March 25, 2021 @07:05PM (#26586768)
A friend told me a new hire spent weeks drawing diagrams on the board and explaining to coworkers how X feature should work, after two months of zero commits he was let go.

A perfect example of a -2 X 5, zero work done but great presentation, now the guy is infamous in our circle and no one would recommend him to be hired anywhere.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by d0mine on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:02AM (#26589753)
> zero work done

Knowing what should and should not be implemented (where to go) may be more important than being able to move in random directions.

Once requirements are clear, the implementation becomes easier.

Perhaps, the guy should be in the product team, not in devs.

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