You get burned once with Harry, and you learn it for a life. 😃
> The price everyone pays because of you
It has a double-dip effect when your company and reputation are on the line, and Harry is spending your profits. It's a terrifying feeling.
I've been in the business long enough to tell with high accuracy whether something will work after a month, mainly because I don't look for superstars. I look for people I can work with in the first place, and a month is plenty of time to see how it would feel to work with them in the long term.
This might be unpopular, but I think you can't make radical changes to people's work habits because that's strongly tied to their system of values. If it's OK for someone to disappear for hours, knowing there's a core work time, then it's their system of values. On the other hand, I've seen people disappear for days without prior notice and not get fired, which tells more about the company than the person.
Well, 1 month for me because it was usually super small teams, 3-4 people, and we worked closely from day 1. It probably takes more time if you have less frequent interactions, but I don't have experience with bigger teams (yet!).
You get burned once with Harry, and you learn it for a life. 😃
> The price everyone pays because of you
It has a double-dip effect when your company and reputation are on the line, and Harry is spending your profits. It's a terrifying feeling.
I've been in the business long enough to tell with high accuracy whether something will work after a month, mainly because I don't look for superstars. I look for people I can work with in the first place, and a month is plenty of time to see how it would feel to work with them in the long term.
This might be unpopular, but I think you can't make radical changes to people's work habits because that's strongly tied to their system of values. If it's OK for someone to disappear for hours, knowing there's a core work time, then it's their system of values. On the other hand, I've seen people disappear for days without prior notice and not get fired, which tells more about the company than the person.
Hard-earned lessons are the best, Anton! 💪
I agree with your sentiment on change - work ethic is something that is almost impossible to change.
I'm not sure about 1 month, but for me 3 months is definitely enough to understand where is it going to end.
Well, 1 month for me because it was usually super small teams, 3-4 people, and we worked closely from day 1. It probably takes more time if you have less frequent interactions, but I don't have experience with bigger teams (yet!).