"Perhaps it’s because they’re engineers – who they told tend me, tend to have low energy – but I’d argue that 90% of people would not be as composed as these two, albeit, like ducks, they were paddling under the surface like maniacs. "
Really hard to parse this sentence the first time around, 'who they told tend me, tend to' ??
* if you don’t know what you’re supposed to do, or don’t understand something, ask.
* if you’re not able to complete your task by the deadline, for whatever reason, tell the team now, not later, and adjust as necessary.
* if you need help, get some.
should be drilled into every new starter at every company, startup or not. Unfortunately I've worked at a few companies where even graduate level employees are worried about asking questions, or get hostile answers from the older guys that seem bitter about new people coming in.
I couldn't agree more about the value of drilling in the guidelines. Lucky for me the luxury of working with the Summify boys was their egoless-ness - ideas won on merit
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"Perhaps it’s because they’re engineers – who they told tend me, tend to have low energy – but I’d argue that 90% of people would not be as composed as these two, albeit, like ducks, they were paddling under the surface like maniacs. "
Really hard to parse this sentence the first time around, 'who they told tend me, tend to' ??
Also like to note that the following rules:
* if you don’t know what you’re supposed to do, or don’t understand something, ask.
* if you’re not able to complete your task by the deadline, for whatever reason, tell the team now, not later, and adjust as necessary.
* if you need help, get some.
should be drilled into every new starter at every company, startup or not. Unfortunately I've worked at a few companies where even graduate level employees are worried about asking questions, or get hostile answers from the older guys that seem bitter about new people coming in.
Thanks for catching that bobbles - fixed :)
I couldn't agree more about the value of drilling in the guidelines. Lucky for me the luxury of working with the Summify boys was their egoless-ness - ideas won on merit