Re: Re: Sticking point

On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 9:22:17 AM, Laurent Bossavit <laurent-lQPDYUS/wmpWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been pushed out of several jobs. In many of these jobs I had 
> chosen to be outspoken with my opinions, even the ones that were 
> controversial. Now, even if I was *certain* that the latter was a 
> cause of the former, I think I would still prefer to say what I 
> think, rather than hide my opinions to keep the job.

> The things I believe aren't even so extreme when I think about them:
> - I'm not so smart that working with someone else won't improve my 
> work;
> - I'm not so smart that I can't find ways to improve my design after 
> I have coded it;
> - I'm smart enough to make estimates for how long my own work is 
> going to take;
> - I'm unwilling to accept someone else's estimate of how long my work 
> will take, but willing to take responsibility for mine;
> - code which I test thoroughly and often works better than code which 
> I don't test as much;
> - I get better results from people I "manage" when they feel invited 
> to collaborate and not pressured to perform;
> - I understand what customers want much better when I can talk with 
> them to verify my understanding.

> These are only things I believe about myself. It *may* be the case 
> that if many people believed that of themselves, a revolution would 
> ensue; and it *may* be the case that, as a consequence, voicing these 
> beliefs got me pushed out of some jobs. If that is so, I don't 
> believe I lost anything of value by losing these jobs.

Marvelous!

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
Steering is more important than speed,
in driving and in software development.


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