An interesting dynamic.
Teams where each engineer has their own special project, w/an engineering manager acting as router.
The roots of this are interesting.
Performance management. Independence. Autonomy. High utilization. Ownership...”you get to carry this through!” (1/3)
Teams where each engineer has their own special project, w/an engineering manager acting as router.
The roots of this are interesting.
Performance management. Independence. Autonomy. High utilization. Ownership...”you get to carry this through!” (1/3)
I remember as PdM saying “actually, X is the most important thing.” The reply being: “Well, only 1 person should work on that. I’m under pressure. Everyone wants their own project. Give me three other things!”
...this is a big contributor to high utilization/lack of focus (2/3)
...this is a big contributor to high utilization/lack of focus (2/3)
The fascinating thing is the mix of sort of altruistic reasons, pressure, eng culture bias, stereotypes, fear (fear of pairing/mobbing), and the lure of busy-ness.
In highly individualistic cultures (e.g. SV) it seems more pronounced (3/3)
In highly individualistic cultures (e.g. SV) it seems more pronounced (3/3)
