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by llamaimperative 791 days ago
1. They talk about doing this a whole lot more than they actually do it

2. "I worked twelve hours today [not including unlimited bathroom breaks, social breaks, snack breaks, drink breaks, YouTube breaks, going on a walk to clear my head breaks]"

3. To the extent that anyone actually does this with any consistency, it's a laughable example of poor self-management and company leadership

4. It's an example of poor self-management and leadership for the same reason it's bad on assembly lines: it produces bad work

5. They're not building safety-critical devices they're putting out onto public roads