Comments on: Don’t Go For The Doughnut http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/ Ideas for building efficient developers and software Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Weekly Link Post 61 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2841 Weekly Link Post 61 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:47:40 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2841 [...] Pool has posted a great article titled Don’t Go For The Doughnut. “People allow themselves to only be rewarded with the occasional box of doughnuts and never [...] [...] Pool has posted a great article titled Don’t Go For The Doughnut. “People allow themselves to only be rewarded with the occasional box of doughnuts and never [...]

]]> By: Mr_Contractor http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2832 Mr_Contractor Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2832 ABC - Always Be a Contractor Hey there is no job security anymore so make sure you work by the hour - always! Great post! ABC – Always Be a Contractor

Hey there is no job security anymore so make sure you work by the hour – always!

Great post!

]]> By: Coder Blues http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2831 Coder Blues Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:09:05 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2831 Another good post...and to think I could have gotten a doughnut. The fear of seeing the company fail and watching my friends lose their jobs unless we succeed was enough motivation for me...I feel so...dirty. Another good post…and to think I could have gotten a doughnut. The fear of seeing the company fail and watching my friends lose their jobs unless we succeed was enough motivation for me…I feel so…dirty.

]]> By: Matthew Martin http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2829 Matthew Martin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:01:40 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2829 People shouldn't work un-agreed upon, overtime unless they're comfortable working for free. Bosses should sent home anyone who thinks they're working for donuts. Besides, after the first 4 to 8 hours of continuous effort, quality starts to drop and software development turns into software sabotage as the developer adds bugs to the product that someone else will have to remove. And besides, if you treat employees as hourly workers, the government (FSLA) may start demanding you pay time and a half, not just Malaysian wages. People shouldn’t work un-agreed upon, overtime unless they’re comfortable working for free. Bosses should sent home anyone who thinks they’re working for donuts. Besides, after the first 4 to 8 hours of continuous effort, quality starts to drop and software development turns into software sabotage as the developer adds bugs to the product that someone else will have to remove. And besides, if you treat employees as hourly workers, the government (FSLA) may start demanding you pay time and a half, not just Malaysian wages.

]]> By: Arjan`s World » LINKBLOG for September 22, 2008 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2828 Arjan`s World » LINKBLOG for September 22, 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:31:17 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2828 [...] Don’t Go For The Doughnut - Max Pool The intricate calculations behind doing a major amount of overtime, being rewarded with a seemingly nice $100 gift card. Which translates to $0.31/hr in this case. Don’t know anything about current wages in the US, but my take is that 31 cents per hour is not what most of you would like to work for… Max has some advice for us [...] [...] Don’t Go For The Doughnut – Max Pool The intricate calculations behind doing a major amount of overtime, being rewarded with a seemingly nice $100 gift card. Which translates to $0.31/hr in this case. Don’t know anything about current wages in the US, but my take is that 31 cents per hour is not what most of you would like to work for… Max has some advice for us [...]

]]> By: Make a bonus mean something « Rich Salit’s Blog http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2827 Make a bonus mean something « Rich Salit’s Blog Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2827 [...] a bonus mean something Reading Don’t Go For The Doughnut reminded me of a company that I worked for that did not seem understand that rewards for developers [...] [...] a bonus mean something Reading Don’t Go For The Doughnut reminded me of a company that I worked for that did not seem understand that rewards for developers [...]

]]> By: Troy Tuttle http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2826 Troy Tuttle Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:24:07 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2826 Fantastic post. The paid time off really is a no-brainer decision. In most cases, I will gladly trade 3 or more hours of my overtime for one hour of paid leave. Fantastic post. The paid time off really is a no-brainer decision. In most cases, I will gladly trade 3 or more hours of my overtime for one hour of paid leave.

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2825 Matt Wilson Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:27:43 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2825 Great post. The way I see it, if you're just working to make deadlines, you MUST sacrifice the subtle joy of building something beautiful. Instead of a doughnut, the best thing I crave is trust from my non-technical colleagues. In other words, when I say, "this is hard, and I can't guarantee when I'll have it done" I don't have to put up with any crap. I don't see how an intensely hierarchical environment could accommodate that, so that's why I work with partners, rather than for bosses. Great post. The way I see it, if you’re just working to make deadlines, you MUST sacrifice the subtle joy of building something beautiful.

Instead of a doughnut, the best thing I crave is trust from my non-technical colleagues. In other words, when I say, “this is hard, and I can’t guarantee when I’ll have it done” I don’t have to put up with any crap.

I don’t see how an intensely hierarchical environment could accommodate that, so that’s why I work with partners, rather than for bosses.

]]> By: Dew Drop - September 22, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2824 Dew Drop - September 22, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:29:23 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/dont-go-for-the-doughnut/#comment-2824 [...] Don’t Go for the Doughnut (Max Pool) [...] [...] Don’t Go for the Doughnut (Max Pool) [...]

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