Are you currently working with someone who should be fired?
For all the transparency and feedback culture that we take pride in, I'm currently working with someone who shouldn't be at Netflix. Wonder if anyone has the same experience
Yes. There is a guy here who’s only skill is taking responsibility for other people’s work in front of PMs. That and being super awkward hitting on intern girls. He’s doing his best to guarantee no girls ever work here.
Lots of them. But one of the biggest mistakes I made careerwise was to make that known. At Microsoft, sadly you have to play the game.
What does this mean like you have to play them into a pip?
Is this a common problem with bigger companies in the valley?
Sure, but to be honest metrics win out in the end. Focus on your metrics and it works out in the end.
Well the funny thing is....chances are someone thinks about that for you too... if you feel as such- fine- do something about it- when you are conducting interviews reflect your expected level of competency in your hiring decisions. But don't expect to have a Wozniak, it's ok to work with people that might have less or more of a role in the team. It's whatever- as long as they get something done. I worked with someone at my pervious job who was a inexperienced pm and had his work moved to others for his lack of skills in the role- so all he would do is just conduct stand ups...but he's got kids and a family to provide for. So instead of calling him incompetent, and hoping he was fired. we (the team) included him in as much as we could. Long behold- he became a useful player after a few months. Invest in people, that's how you grow your career. That's how your CEO makes his money. Just some food for thought man.
Yea - a guy on my team - all he does I make excuses because he has a family. Its unfair. Why am I disadvantaged for not having a family ? Yes you have kids. Great. I have a life.
You have an enormous advantage over anyone with kids in that you have much more time to dedicate to your own growth. People with families who prioritize them do not get moved up quickly.
Honestly, everyone I work with is great. It's been a long time since I've met anyone here I felt needed to go. The last person WAS let go and thank god. She was a Director in HR who used to put "Home Church" on her public work calendar along with her address. It was...creepy.
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