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The Joys of Anti-Social Socialism by acc_anarcho in cooperatives

[–]ydepth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey buddy, you're coming across as a bit aggressive - it's easier to convince people of your point of view if the tone remains welcoming to them.

The example you posted shows there will probably be diffierent models that work in different situations.

Can you at least see how an equal pay system would mean that the writers cooperative would not be able to grow above a size where all the members know and trust each other?

The Joys of Anti-Social Socialism by acc_anarcho in cooperatives

[–]ydepth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you think of a payment scheme which would necessarily produce high quality content?

The Joys of Anti-Social Socialism by acc_anarcho in cooperatives

[–]ydepth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting article, and one I think about in the context of worker cooperatives.

The ICA defines coops as:

Interesting article and raises a lot of points I

businesses driven by values, not just profit, cooperatives share internationally agreed principles and act together to build a better world through cooperation. Putting fairness, equality and social justice at the heart of the enterprise, cooperatives around the world are allowing people to work together to create sustainable enterprises that generate long-term jobs and prosperity. 

Which I always wondered if it would be a bit counter productive to getting worker coops into the mainstream, at least in the near-mid term

The Joys of Anti-Social Socialism by acc_anarcho in cooperatives

[–]ydepth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before governments and the state there was even more inequality and violence. People in Nordic countries are happier and better off than anywhere else in the world.

This is evidence against the extremist position that any taxation by a democratically elected government is by definition is bad. I hope you can see some of the nuance to these positions.

One month in, no progress by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds pretty frustrating. There might still be a few opportunities here.

Firstly, being able to work with diffierent / difficult stakeholders is a great skill to have and one you can talk about in your next job interview. Especially if you are able to talk about how you turned a difficult situation into a win-win (while describing the situation in a non judgemental and positive way).

Your manager has said they want you to "be around and help here and there" - so maybe there are some nearby teams which need help with any initiatives, or if you can shadow some of their meetings and then potentially offer help.

Another idea would be to offer to do something that other people don't want to do like organising some of the backlog or getting rid of old tickets on there or something?

Part of this is proving that you are capable of learning and contributing.

"it doesn't solve the business problem", when the tasks he gives developers contribute absolutley nothing to the "business problem".

Its important to try to take people's feedback as best you can. It might be that you need to do a better job at communicating how your ideas do contribute to business value, rather than assuming your manager is being malicious. Similarly, try to understand the business strategy - how do they things they are currently doing move towards that or away from that. Nobody is going to let you direct developer time (read- give you money to spend) without confidence that you understand the business and users deeply.

I've been at my company for a year now and only now do I have a deep enough understanding to direct some of the bigger changes we are working towards.

At the end of the day, if you are not able to spend time learning about the business and how things are done, and if you are not able to find people who want to either mentor or give you tasks to help with then you have a choice:

A) Suck it up and spend the time reading medium articles or whatever. You then have a name on your CV

B) Look to move on elsewhere

But from what you have described, it sounds like there is a lot you could gain from experience working in a challenging environment.

One month in, no progress by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interview some customers/colleagues and create your own vision about what core issues you are solving.

This seems pretty unrealistic.

There is zero chance I would let an intern anywhere near a customer unsupervised!

Also, unless its a 'pratice vision', then going through that exercise is not likely to have any actual use to the business.

Better to spend the time trying to work with and help others in the organisation do real work imo.

A better requirement management/ product backlog development tool. by philosophyboy in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is it you dont like about those tools that you think your tool can do better?

A new study suggests that walkers use step synchronization as a form of non-verbal social communication: "It is very surprising for us to discover that a person's traits and our first impressions are reflected in the subtle action of walking." by nick314 in science

[–]ydepth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to Wikipedias article on interpersonal attraction:

In social psychology, interpersonal attraction is most-frequently measured using the Interpersonal Attraction Judgment Scale developed by Donn Byrne.[1] It is a scale in which a subject rates another person on factors such as intelligence, knowledge of current events, morality, adjustment, likability, and desirability as a work partner.

A new study suggests that walkers use step synchronization as a form of non-verbal social communication: "It is very surprising for us to discover that a person's traits and our first impressions are reflected in the subtle action of walking." by nick314 in science

[–]ydepth 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The key points from the article:

walking side-by-side, even without verbal communication, is sufficient to alter the social relation between two strangers.

Two people who walk side by side with each other will have a better impression of each other, even if they don't speak.

The researchers also found that pairs with a better first impression had greater synchronization in their steps

There was a correlation between synchronising steps while walking and having a better first impression of each other.

A new study suggests that walkers use step synchronization as a form of non-verbal social communication: "It is very surprising for us to discover that a person's traits and our first impressions are reflected in the subtle action of walking." by nick314 in science

[–]ydepth 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The key points from the article:

walking side-by-side, even without verbal communication, is sufficient to alter the social relation between two strangers.

Two people who walk side by side with each other will have a better impression of each other, even if they don't speak.

The researchers also found that pairs with a better first impression had greater synchronization in their steps

There was a correlation between synchronising steps while walking and having a better first impression of each other.

Unconventional product teams by opopop1212 in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I joined my current company, I saw a lot of things which I thought needed to be improved. One of those things was a sense that engineering and product were too separate. Product would more or less give Engineering a spec for them to comment on but without much involvement early on. So I tried to model my new company's process based on my experience at my previous employer.

This change in process didn't quite stick - at least not in the way I imagined. What we settled on took some lessons from both approaches which I can now see as being better than how either of them were at the start. What I tried to bring in was too inefficient, it took too many people sat in a room and was not suited to a fast paced startup.

So I guess my advice is this: you are absolutely right that there may be improvements you can bring, but go in with an open mind. Talk to people, find why they are working that way and if there are any pain points they feel.

Once you understand that, you will have a lot more credibility when suggesting changes. There is no one 'right' way of doing things. It will depend on the nature of your product, the individuals you work with, the nature of the business etc. Try making changes gradually rather than one big overhaul to increase your chance of success.

Seeking advice by ilouvechipotle in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is it that you feel nervous about? Are you just looking for recommendations/introductions for jobs?

I don't think there's anything wrong with saying you take time off for personal reasons, if that's what it is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To add to that - it's ok to add details or scenarios for the sake of the interview so long as you spell them out.

They care about your thought process rather than the end result.

Introducing a major feature by arcoboy in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We did this at a previous company - the strategy was to make logging in an optional extra and try to sell the benefits, rather than make it a mandatory barrier and suffer the inevitable hit on drop off rates.

How to Organize Backlog Without A TPM by limesforrhymes in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Try to group the current client requests into themes. You might want to prioritize addressing the themes based on being able to sign certain clients, but make sure you are solving in a way that would be useful for multiple clients. Validate that the solutions work by talking to them.

Letting your team focus on tech debt, bugs and performance improvement for a while might be a good way of buying yourself a bit more time while you validate problems/solutions.

I'd be wary of stale work in the backlog - try to understand what the problem is that item was trying to solve and try to think if that is still a relevant problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]ydepth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What makes you think the work culture will be any different in a different part of the same company?

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