Re:Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to...
by scotty79 on Friday January 07, 2022 @05:02PM
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> A lot of a manager's job IMO is to shield his devs from this kind of deadline pressure and negativity.
No. It's to shield upper management from consequences of their crassness. That kind of negativity pisses off the devs and they end up either quitting, sometimes on the spot or seriously underperforming while lining up another job. Either way it's the company that pays for these unfortunate negative exchanges.
No. It's to shield upper management from consequences of their crassness. That kind of negativity pisses off the devs and they end up either quitting, sometimes on the spot or seriously underperforming while lining up another job. Either way it's the company that pays for these unfortunate negative exchanges.