Quentin Rhoads-Herrera 

The best junior assessors who have made it to more senior assessor positions have one quality I have seen:

1. They all hate to lose and continue trying to win.

For those managing this type of personality, force breaks on them so they don’t burn out. Remind them that they can break that box Monday! That the bad code won’t change in 48 hours!

If you are a leader, and that with that type of personality… welcome to the chaos! Just don’t forget about your people!

#redteamtips #redteam #infosec

Nov 20, 2022 at 9:38pmWeb
Show threadGoblinLucyNov 20, 2022
@paragonsec imo forcing breaks doesn't work. I prefer it when work is assigned of a different pace but still important.
Show threadQuentin Rhoads-Herrera Nov 20, 2022

@GoblinLucy agree! The way I give tasks out is “get X done whenever you can by Y date.” That way people can get the sleep they need, work the hours they need, and maintain a healthy work life balance. That requires me to understand what I need a few weeks or months out though. Sometimes quick work comes out and it’s about delegating accordingly.

Unfortunately, people like myself tend to work ourselves to the bone with no regard of self health.

My point was that if you fall in either camp, you recognize the mental health stress constant work puts on people, or yourself, and ensure you are putting the health aspect first.