He works over
at Evil Corp
(Dave has told me a lot of
stories)
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“Hi Dave, it's 8:10am and
we noticed that you
weren't at your desk. You
must be there by 8:00am.”
— Evil Corp's HR Manager on Dave's first day.
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“Photoshop is too
expensive, here's a
pirated version from a few
years ago.”
— Dave's Manager
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“No you can't go to this
365 iDeveloper thing, you
already know how to do
this and there is no
budget”
— Dave's Manager
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“I don't really understand
Objective-C so rewrite
that stuff in C# using my
libraries."
— Dave's Manager
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“It's okay if you work from
home, but I need you to
report everything you do
and the times so I can be
sure you were working”
— Dave's Manager
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“How many developers
do we need? Can you just
do Android too?”
— Dave's Manager
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“Stop bitching and just do
your work!”
— Dave's Manager
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Dave just
resigned.
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What was great at
Two Toasters?
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Growth
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Growth
• Intentional Learning
• CocoaBrains
• Swift Study Group
• Conferences (360|iDev, WWDC)
• Community (CocoaHeads, NSCoder Night)
• Apple Announcements
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Growth
• “What happens after I'm a Senior Developer?”
• “How do I become a 'Mid-level' Developer?”
• “Should I become a Manager?”
• Think about Teaching Hospitals.
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Feedback
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Feedback
• Monthly 1:1
• 15 minute walk
• “How are you?”
• Quarterly 1:1
• 30 minute talk
• Review and make new Goals
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Trust
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Trust
• If you don't trust your team then why are they there?
• Avoid the “Hands of the VP” Syndrome
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Trust
• If you don't trust your team then why are they there?
• Avoid the “Hands of the VP” Syndrome
• Micro-managers, please leave.
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Challenging Work
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Challenging Work
• It might not be a good fit. That's OK.
• During 1:1, ask “Are you bored?”.
• The team can be involved in what projects to even take on.
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Culture
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Culture
• Maintaining a mindset of improvement and optimization.
• Respect each other, respect clients, respect time.
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The Rest of the Team
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The Rest of the Team
• People want to work with people who will challenge them.
• The team is included in deciding who they work with.
• Take the time to hire right.
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Transparency
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Transparency
• Show and Tell
• Actively share what other teams or the leadership team is
doing
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“Um, Josh, these are all
really obvious”
— You, right now.