Re:Ask HN: Does it matter if development team members have t...
by logicalmonster on Thursday May 12, 2022 @12:01PM
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As an introvert developer, it feels like I have an energy budget, and interacting in things like meetings takes a chunk of that budget. Too many meetings and interactions too frequently leaves me socially drained and useless.
I can participate in a meeting when I have to, but there's a cost.
I can be on-camera in meetings when I have to, but I have to focus more to interact in that kind of setting and I feel far more drained afterwards.
I can understand that a manager might want to see their team and have frequent video meetings and try and read body-language, but I hope managers understand there's a wide variety of personality types and being in that kind of social setting isn't using a lot of peoples' strengths too wisely and might be reducing the effectiveness of some of their team members.
I can participate in a meeting when I have to, but there's a cost.
I can be on-camera in meetings when I have to, but I have to focus more to interact in that kind of setting and I feel far more drained afterwards.
I can understand that a manager might want to see their team and have frequent video meetings and try and read body-language, but I hope managers understand there's a wide variety of personality types and being in that kind of social setting isn't using a lot of peoples' strengths too wisely and might be reducing the effectiveness of some of their team members.