Think the “one git commit a week maybe” era for tech is over?

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Even companies like Google are hammering down on employee productivity now given folks have been coasting and collecting a monthly check over the last decade. I think that the chillax and "working hard is optional" type culture is going to go away. Now its all about delivering product and profits.

I feel like these big companies' hard stances set a precedent. All for it, since it trims out all the people who aren't willing to work hard and do what it takes to actually contribute to the success of a business. Think it's going to weed these people out, or do you think this will manifest elsewhere in the tech industry and the good times, bad times cycle will continue.

tentatively · Accepted Answer

I think it's over for some of these companies, but generally it will always live on through the cycles of good times / bad times. Not necessarily going to be at the same companies as time progresses, but it will exist somewhere and that complacency is what creates room for new startups

strenuous · Answer

Article for Google’s “Simplicity Sprint” to improve employee productivity / focus here: https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/07/31/google-ceo-to-employees-productivity-and-focus-must-improve.html

d2n9uNidy3 · Answer

It depends on the size of the company because big companies like google have the name recognition that can ensure someone gets a job anywhere versus a local company thats limited to a city or region. Big names give you options, literally and figuratively. It's a way they handcuff you in a sense. As long as employees are motivated by coin, there will be a place for both grinder cultures and more chill cultures. I think the good/bad times cycle acts as a force multiplier and moves people's tolerance for crap one why or the other too. With covid and stuff, i think a lot more people in tech decided to jus quit but im not sure if they were engineers or people who work at tech companies in like marketing or sales.

Think the “one git commit a week maybe” era for tech is over?

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