27 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said the Best Employees Focus on Content, Not Process

Re:27 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said the Best Employees Focus on... by asveikau on Monday January 01, 2024 @12:13PM (#38833354)

First with an understanding that your opinions are subjective and that you will evaluate people incorrectly. Or more simply, with humility.

Second, I think if you genuinely have a complaint about dead weight it's probably better to hire selectively, cautiously and consciously rather than evaluate staff as sub-par after that point. Yes that's difficult to do especially with the first point, and it won't be perfect either.

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Re:27 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said the Best Employees Focus on... by wiseowise on Monday January 01, 2024 @12:30PM (#38833481)

I completely agree with the premise that labeling people dead weight is wrong. My question was about rewarding people who step further.

Specifically about this:

> Even harmful to those you have estimated as "top performers" should they make the kind of kind of money you think they deserve. It is a false estimation of their ability and contribution, and there is seldom worse than confidently false judgements that exclude some people and favor others. Harmful to all parties involved.

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