News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work. Parent comment

Re:At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resem... by TexanFeller on Monday May 26, 2025 @07:24AM (#44096302)
Those people should not have been hired, or should have been let go at 6 months when that became obvious. The real solution to this problem doesn't fit with most management methodology though.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resem... by SonOfKyuss on Monday May 26, 2025 @09:32AM (#44097296)
It only makes sense to fire someone who needs to be nudged into getting their job done if you can find a replacement at a similar cost who doesn’t.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resem... by jwHollister on Monday May 26, 2025 @10:48AM (#44097966)
1+1 is often less than 1.

The mediocre unmotivated person is dragging down the other, killing their motivation. You'd be better off without them even if you couldn't replace them.

[ Parent | on HN ]