Re:Busting the 10x software engineer myth
by hinkley on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @11:32AM
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I still haven't met any 10x engineers.
What I have met are 3x engineers who protect their own job security so severely that they make everyone else a third as effective.
3 * (1 / 1/3) = 9
Meanwhile I'm a 3x engineer who makes everyone else twice as effective. Management sees me as a 1.5x engineer, when my actual factor depends on how many coworkers I have.
What I have met are 3x engineers who protect their own job security so severely that they make everyone else a third as effective.
3 * (1 / 1/3) = 9
Meanwhile I'm a 3x engineer who makes everyone else twice as effective. Management sees me as a 1.5x engineer, when my actual factor depends on how many coworkers I have.