Carol LeeI once very kindly, but firmly, told a therapy client “it doesn’t matter how many kale smoothies you drink, it will not decrease your panic symptoms.” I would now like to very kindly, but firmly, tell all eng leaders “it doesn’t matter how much swag you give, it will not increase your team’s belonging.” There’s no quick fix or magic cure, folks. You just gotta put the work in. #softwareengineering #developer #belonging
skyisland@CSLee reading this gave me flashbacks ugh. I always answered the last tech call on a friday night and all I got to show for it was a “Hawaiian” print button down with the company logo on it.
@skyisland ...no words. It's so fascinating to me that people don't automatically think to meaningfully recognize, reward, and support folks for work. I have literally heard people say things like "oh well not everybody likes recognition or kudos" and yet... according to a research study my lab conducted, that is super key.
DevSuccessLab.com for the report, if you're curious
@CSLee I’m always interested in science on how badly we’re destroying ppl (bad work environment, daylight savings, inclusivity statements, etc) esp where intersections with race class gender/class/gender are addressed. it’s useful data.
@CSLee I had to move after the company put me on notice for arriving 30 minutes late after my kids’ dad abandoned them and my youngest developed separation anxiety. it mattered not a whit that I always stayed late bc we had a partner who always called 5 minutes before we closed. my metrics were bad bc I didn’t hang up until the issue was resolved or escalated so never got any praise from above. I did get lateral appreciation tho.