It’s my understanding that, with LLMs, being polite can net better results because they’re trained off human interactions where being polite is better.
It’s not that they care at all, it’s just how language works.
I’ve not seen a study of the phenomenon or even tested it myself, but it seems plausible.
That’s a fair point.
Yes and no? My team is scattered around the US, so if my east coasters hit a snag early, I genuinely don’t want them in a holding pattern until I get around to it. Same for my coworkers on the west coast.
Some of the intensity of it has been that I assumed control of a team that was already severely mismanaged and had missed it’s initial deadlines by a month.
Of course that manager got promoted to an area that better suited his skills and I was asked to step in and try to right the ship. Our final deadline is today and we only have minor and cosmetic bugs left (that we know of).
We have plenty of new features to add moving forward, but with the project back on track and the foundation established, I’ll be able to set better deadlines for everyone’s work life balance.
I will probably always have some temptation to pull long hours for my team scattered around the country, but it becomes much less urgent now that we’re past our insane crunch.
Maybe it’s hopelessly naive of me and the next deadline will also become a crunch, but I have some control over those future dates, so I hope it will be less of an issue.
Really good advice, thank you.
Really helpful. Yeah, it’s already invaded my vacations and time off, but I’m working to create better boundaries moving forward. The problem is that there’s literally no one else who can answer certain questions or resolve certain problems and everything will grind to a halt if I don’t deal with it in a timely manner.
I know this is just a joke, but I’ve recently become a project manager for the first time. I’m open to tips and suggestions.
I’ve really enjoyed it and have worked hard to give my developers everything they need as soon as possible. Otherwise I try to stay out of the way and do my best to shield them from the pressure that’s being applied on me to achieve deadlines.
I’d agree that anyone can ask for project updates, but I really do work hard to balance client demands with c-suite expectations and the realistic outcomes described by my developers.
When can I get one of these voices to read an epub on my phone? I’d love to have something like that
How would this handle audiobooks? I’ve not made the move to Jellyfin yet, as Plex handles all my multimedia needs for now, but I’ve been keeping an eye on Jellyfin’s development with interest.
Fortunately, not everyone has the same interests. I don’t really like cooking, but plenty of people love it enough to make it their life’s work.
Similarly, I know plenty of people who genuinely enjoy cleaning. I don’t know if they’d want to make it their life ambition, but with a solid paycheck and plenty of time to think, I doubt you’d have a hard time filling the position.
I’d do it in a heartbeat if I was unemployed.
Honestly, I’d imagine there’d be a line of people for washing dishes if it paid 80k with benefits. Check in, clean some stuff, go home?
Brosif, calling a discussion of the patriarchy misandry makes it clear you don’t know what the patriarchy even is. It hurts everyone.
Boimler’s great, but right now you sound like Rutherford. I mean that in the best possible way.
As I started before, I don’t really get programming, but your enthusiasm for java is evident, and I find that delightful.
I’m not a programmer, but I’m interested in your opinion. Could you explain why modern java is exciting in relatively layman terminology?
Musk’s greatest innovative genius is finding new ways to be annoying.
How do you sandbox Google apps? Is it possible to do that with Google docs? I’ve been replacing everything else, but Google docs is difficult to replace.
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Spicy take around these parts.