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by ALittleLight 1510 days ago
If you are a developer who just implements what the PMs tell you to (more or less) then I agree that you shouldn't get extra credit when the project is a massive success. If the product earns a billion or loses millions you didn't have anything to do with that - you just implemented the designs of other people.

If you significantly contribute to the design of a successful project - that's different. But then, you should be making the case that you solved the hard problem of improving the design, not just that you were a good developer on a successful project.
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lliamander 1510 days ago
> If you are a developer who just implements what the PMs tell you to (more or less) then I agree that you shouldn't get extra credit when the project is a massive success. If the product earns a billion or loses millions you didn't have anything to do with that - you just implemented the designs of other people.

Actually I think you should be rewarded, just with money rather than a title.

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ALittleLight 1510 days ago
Why? Should you be penalized if the project fails?
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lliamander 1510 days ago
No need to penalize if the project fails. It's an incentive to encourage people to work on high impact projects. Especially important where people have some freedom over which teams they are on. Doing menial work that provides clear value to the company should be recognized and rewarded.
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ALittleLight 1510 days ago
If you aren't responsible for the project's failure, you're not responsible for the project's success, and rewarding, or punishing, someone for what they aren't responsible for is irrational.
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