When you prove you can deliver X amount of work in Y amount of time, it quickly becomes the new baseline. Soon after, you’re expected to “improve” and produce 110% of X in the same Y. If you’re lucky, you might get a raise of around 10%, often less. But there’s a limit to how much efficiency can be squeezed out of a person—continuous improvement at that pace just isn’t sustainable.
Not mentioning that they'll now have to hire Bob back as an independent con$ultant because no one bothered to train nor define what tasks Bob was responsible for. Certainly management didn't think about it until the due dates slipped.
(Personal experience. Boeing layoff several years ago. 6 weeks later was called to ask how to do some reports etc.)
This is painfully accurate, Bob.
Good for Bob. He got out while he could.
Color-based puzzles are the bane of my existence. 🤬
When you prove you can deliver X amount of work in Y amount of time, it quickly becomes the new baseline. Soon after, you’re expected to “improve” and produce 110% of X in the same Y. If you’re lucky, you might get a raise of around 10%, often less. But there’s a limit to how much efficiency can be squeezed out of a person—continuous improvement at that pace just isn’t sustainable.
This one’s gonna cut deep for a lot of us.
Not mentioning that they'll now have to hire Bob back as an independent con$ultant because no one bothered to train nor define what tasks Bob was responsible for. Certainly management didn't think about it until the due dates slipped.
(Personal experience. Boeing layoff several years ago. 6 weeks later was called to ask how to do some reports etc.)
This reminds me of the last couple of places where I worked before I retired!😆