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I dunno, do you get your assigned shit done? I don't care if you're beating off in your office if you've done everything I've asked you to.
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How did you know I was beating off?
Of course I get my assignments done. And if not, I have succinct documented reasons why not during iteration retrospective. That seems a bit beyond bad work ethic if they aren't doing that. That should result in termination. Which, as I type this, I'm reminded of my subordinate that I've been trying to get rid of for years.
Fair enough.
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Work ethic is a big thing I'm noticing too.
We have a newer engineer that just can't get a single thing done. He doesn't ask for help either, so he rolls into our daily meeting and his status is "I tried this <simple thing that took 5 minutes>."
He's the first person I actually have ever had to talk to my manager about. Like... What is this dude doing all day. I don't have time to be on him all day either. There has to be some motivation and some self starter behavior. I'm just not seeing it from new engineers.
Not saying I'm a great engineer myself, but I remember being in his position and just constantly trying to prove myself to everyone. I got dressed down by a couple engineers too and just took it as a lesson. I hate being an old man about this stuff but they really aren't built the same anymore
We have a newer engineer that just can't get a single thing done. He doesn't ask for help either, so he rolls into our daily meeting and his status is "I tried this <simple thing that took 5 minutes>."
He's the first person I actually have ever had to talk to my manager about. Like... What is this dude doing all day. I don't have time to be on him all day either. There has to be some motivation and some self starter behavior. I'm just not seeing it from new engineers.
Not saying I'm a great engineer myself, but I remember being in his position and just constantly trying to prove myself to everyone. I got dressed down by a couple engineers too and just took it as a lesson. I hate being an old man about this stuff but they really aren't built the same anymore