[ameen]

Could you please update your HN profile. Usually a member checks it to get in touch. Interesting policy and I do agree that qualified engineers should be able to deliver within a reasonable time frame. That said, the time spent on the problem isn't the best measure to gauge productivity. Each person approaches problems differently and usually well knit teams solve problems faster than geniuses in isolation.

[wkirby]

Certainly, and we don't encourage isolation from our engineers. They are free to work further on problems, and often do --- but when the expectation is to work your fill, rather than to work the problem to death, we find our employees excel. Taking the weekend to ignore a problem often leads to a solution on Monday morning.