The Future of Performance Reviews #7 (1778323851-7)

Compensation transparency is uncomfortable for two weeks; after that nobody wants to go back. Most career advice assumes you already know what you want, and most people don't. Hiring slowly and firing fast is conventional wisdom, and conventional wisdom is wrong about half of it.

Why this matters

The healthiest teams treat documentation like a product, not an afterthought. Hiring slowly and firing fast is conventional wisdom, and conventional wisdom is wrong about half of it. Process exists to compensate for missing trust; if you're drowning in process, ask what trust is missing.

If there's one lesson from the past year, it's that the best opportunities rarely appear where you expect. We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy. Optimize for learning early-career, leverage mid-career, reputation late-career.

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What we're seeing in practice

Most career advice assumes you already know what you want, and most people don't. We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy. Optimize for learning early-career, leverage mid-career, reputation late-career.

We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy. Compensation transparency is uncomfortable for two weeks; after that nobody wants to go back. Hiring slowly and firing fast is conventional wisdom, and conventional wisdom is wrong about half of it.

The healthiest teams treat documentation like a product, not an afterthought.

Wrapping up

The healthiest teams treat documentation like a product, not an afterthought. Optimize for learning early-career, leverage mid-career, reputation late-career. Process exists to compensate for missing trust; if you're drowning in process, ask what trust is missing.