Re:Amazon's Silent Sacking
by thih9 on Sunday December 31, 2023 @03:59AM
(#38822725)
Sounds like this wouldn't fly at amazon, where they would be just happy to have grounds to actually fire you.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Amazon's Silent Sacking
by ActorNightly on Sunday December 31, 2023 @09:10PM
(#38829202)
Depends on what you do with the hours you actually work, as well as your previous history. There is a whole meta associated with this, but basically if you establish yourself as the person that people message first to get answers to questions, especially outside of your team, there is a very low chance you are getting fired.
What meta? Iām not familiar, do you have more context or a link?
Re:Amazon's Silent Sacking
by ActorNightly on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @03:10PM
(#38846493)
There isn't a set guide to this. The idea is that you want people to view you as a loss in teams ability to get things done if you were ever to leave, but not in the sense of raw hours worked but the knowledge and decision making process.
https://staffeng.com/guides/staff-archetypes/
What we're talking about is a sort if hybrid between a Tech Lead and Architect, but not quite like either. You have less direct responsibility, but people come to you independently with questions and review requests, because you can quickly generate detailed and accurate answers.