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by infinitezest 1833 days ago
If you're getting "gamed" by your staff, the issue might not be with the developers' working habits...
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That this manager chooses to “humiliate” certain employees is also indicative of the root cause of the issue.
They get pretty embarrassed when I complete their assignment in 2 hours after our meeting an assignment which should have taken them maybe one day but they have supposedly been working on for the last 8. It’s a very effective technique and so far has been applied to more junior employees with great success.