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tomc1985

I am so glad this is the top comment. The author of this post sounds like a horrible person to work for.

Also, we need to deliver a swift kick in the nuts to this unlimited growth philosophy. People under you NEED to plateau, that is their comfortable level of productivity. You don't force growth, that is something that comes naturally and at an unpredictable pace.

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The issue isn't that they plateaued, the issue is WHERE they plateaued. If you get most of your code output by googling, you're going to plateau pretty early.

If you're also getting thrown into dealing with COVID lockdowns and WFH-related organizational overhauls, and then get yanked back into the office months after that, that's going to do a number on your productivity, too.

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