Modeling work life balance is the hardest thing to do as a leader. If you do not do it, how can you expect your employees?
At my current employer I am one of two tech coaches and a top tier senior dev, but I am in the office only 40 hours a week!
I catch shame from some of the other departments within my org (and some non engineers within IT), who typically put in 55 hour minimums...
I ask them why, and they say "because everyone else does". My response, "not in engineering"...
I also read tech every night, hack side projects, and live/breathe software engineering! My last name is spelled in binary (ASCII/UTF-8) on my left shoulder... plus I have a wife, kids, and two dogs.
Thanks, this is great advice. Relatively speaking, things aren't too bad on this front and things are getting better for me as we grow the team, which is currently up to six, five of whom code.
This trip is going to be great for my brain, and I am certain that I am a more motivated and creative contributor when I give myself this kind of medicine.
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Modeling work life balance is the hardest thing to do as a leader. If you do not do it, how can you expect your employees?
At my current employer I am one of two tech coaches and a top tier senior dev, but I am in the office only 40 hours a week!
I catch shame from some of the other departments within my org (and some non engineers within IT), who typically put in 55 hour minimums...
I ask them why, and they say "because everyone else does". My response, "not in engineering"...
I also read tech every night, hack side projects, and live/breathe software engineering! My last name is spelled in binary (ASCII/UTF-8) on my left shoulder... plus I have a wife, kids, and two dogs.
Thanks, this is great advice. Relatively speaking, things aren't too bad on this front and things are getting better for me as we grow the team, which is currently up to six, five of whom code.
This trip is going to be great for my brain, and I am certain that I am a more motivated and creative contributor when I give myself this kind of medicine.