Be Less Precious | Prime Reacts

America is just so extreme. Either you believe you should talk to people like Linus Torvalds... or you don't think you should even tell somebody that they messed up. Like most things, you gotta meet somewhere in between.

Flip ignoring everything Prime says is very kind

Company: oh no, we said that employees can take mental health breaks, and instead of just praising us for it, they dared to actually take them!

@8:20 - to that point the trash would get taken out by SOMEONE ELSE, while the trash man who is overwhelmed is able to recover the food would get served by SOMEONE ELSE, while the server who is overwhelmed is able to recover Customers should still expect their product. But PMs shouldn't expect ONE PERSON to make all the things 34/10 Cause there aren't 34 hours in a day nor 10 days in a week PMs need to create realistic timelines to deliver products.

Being honest is great, but people need to understand having some sort of personal relationship with other people on your team is also important. If the only interaction you have with someone is in the form of criticism, your team may stop listening after a while. Have that cup of coffee together and agree with each other that number one priority is shipping great code and helping each other out. This paves the way for constructive criticism. It's all about people skills.

I extend that grace to literally every worker. I like how the narrative here is that it's the individual's fault and that the indivudal needs to suck it up, not that there is a problem with the lack of social infrastructure interfacing with industry. This is just a plea to put more pressure on the worker for the fruits that the company and governments get to enjoy ...off of the back of the worker. E: And yes, people need to work on themselves too and we need good outlets to help people do that. The solutions will not come from only 1 direction. However, when only the worker is discussed, it's pretty shitty and will just continue to increase pressure while everyone stands by and wonders what is going on.

I don't know that we need yet more encouragement for people to be dicks in this social skill issue havin industry

If I get bad service at a restaurant because the server is (over)whelmed or dealing with something stressful that feels like *more* of a reason for a reasonable policy that allows employees to take care of their mental health. I'll remember getting bad service at that restaurant long after I've forgotten the name and face of the server.

If an employee is having a rough time in life and they need to take a few days, then they take a few days. My emploees take more days off than under the previous manager, but moral is improved immensely. People have enough shit in their lives and work doesn't need to add to it. The result is people are far more invested in their work and the company so quality and deliveries have improved. Critiquing, constructively, their performance isn't a negative thing, it identifies skill sets that require development. When you're invested in your employees identifying wealness is a positive.

The stranger officiates the meal.