Programming

My boss sometimes calls my personal cell. But only to get my attention on a thing that needs attention, or something I need to know right then. I always answer because I know it's important, never bullshit. And that's how it should be. Also, he takes action when needed, never lets anything sit and fester.

He moves fast and expects his team to do the same, when need be. Fair enough. We also have fewer meetings than any other department. Because we move. I can sit on my ass all day (read: nap), but when it's time to move, I move. Love the guy. When I started working for him last month, "I do not micromanage my people. If you find yourself being micromanaged, I'm already looking for your replacement." Getting my feet back on the ground after being micromanaged for 4-years. :)

Kinda disagree on email communications. We use Slack effectively. Mostly. Problem is, many of us, me included, allow it to distract us. People tend to expect instant response from a DM. I don't check email often, and I'm sure that annoys some people. But you're 100% right on tracking the conversation. OTOH, you can track conversations in Slack almost as well. Email for external customers. DMs for internal. Works for me.

Learning to turn Slack off for a period of time, or block my calendar. Boss encourages this! "HR wants our personal reviews in this week. Block out an hour or three on your calendar and do it."

Was on a team trying to kick this around, figure out some kinda policy. Never really got agreement or traction. Seems it boils down to social skills. I know the VP isn't approving my purchases until early evening. Gotta poke her if I need action. I know $manager isn't looking at his DMs, but he is looking at group channels. I know $dev is not going to answer me for a day if I Slack him.

All over the place on this post. Guess we just have to learn how we each work, roll with it. 🤷🏻‍♂️