[HN Gopher] You Need to Pay Your Engineers
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       You Need to Pay Your Engineers
        
       Author : gsibble
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2023-07-14 20:20 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | tomcar288 wrote:
       | >>> I've since learned that even if you are good at your job, it
       | will not magically get noticed. You have to be a full on advocate
       | for yourself at all times and basically shove your work in the
       | face of your boss or else they will think you are doing nothing.
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       | Absolutely! You need to make a big deal out of every little
       | accomplishment and every tiny bit of work you do. And make sure
       | to do it frequently, like every meeting, every week, every one on
       | one. You never stop selling yourself. Otherwise, they're just
       | going to assume your sitting around twiddling your thumbs.
        
         | gsibble wrote:
         | Personally I find it infuriating.
        
           | musicale wrote:
           | Incessant self-promoters are terrible to work with.
        
       | haburka wrote:
       | If you're a 10x engineer, work at 33% capacity and then advertise
       | like you're trying very hard. That way when you are in a crunch
       | it looks like you're putting in superhuman levels of effort but
       | really you're just working 80%. If you don't do this then people
       | who don't understand your work will underrate you.
        
       | tomcar288 wrote:
       | Look if the company decides not to hire more engineers. That
       | doesn't mean you go and spend 80+ hours to finish everything!!!
       | If they don't hire more engineers, they're telling you that the
       | work you're doing is of limited value and you should act
       | accordingly. and if that means a project takes 3 times or 4 times
       | longer then so be it. That's their decision. You have to set
       | limits according to your job description and your work/life
       | balance and make enough time in your work week for mental sanity
       | (maybe some meditation or walk in the park time). that's all part
       | of the job.
        
         | gsibble wrote:
         | Not when they give you a deadline and tell you your job depends
         | on making it.
        
           | throwaway675309 wrote:
           | Then you give notice and look for a sane work environment.
        
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