Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer
by lowercased on Thursday May 19, 2022 @10:48PM
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Came here to say something similar, as I feel the OP's "fall apart" comment too. However, my bigger anxiety is not that it'll "fall apart", but that things will "fall apart" and then it'll be my role to fix it.
If I died, I don't care.
If I left the project entirely, I don't care. I've moved on many times over my career. I can live with that.
But... if you leave early for a bit, then things "fall apart" and you have to then fix things.... that is the bigger concern. It's the 'fix it' part that bothers me.
Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer
by krageon on Friday May 20, 2022 @05:15AM
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Timebox your contributions and ensure you work less hours according to everyone. Even it it falls apart, you work for those hours to fix it. Then you leave. Who cares if it breaks more than you have time to fix? Nobody will die (probably) and everyone at that company gets paid to pull their weight. Time for them to do so.
So be it. This may be harmful to your team/company in the short term but it will make it clear that there is a gap in output and productivity within the team that must be addressed. Go lift heavy weights (im talking about iron).