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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
Our Goals
- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
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Okay, here's some unsolicited advice from an IT manager. Please take with a heap of salt.
25 hours is too many for 1:1 weekly meetings unless that's your whole job description. That leaves 15 hours for overhead, project management, team meetings, leadership meetings, scrum-of-scrums, town halls, mentorship, breaking ties on MRs, performance reviews, etc. At that scale, and assuming you have other responsibilities, 1:1's really should be monthly, optional 3/4 of the time, or cut back to 15 minutes unless there's an ask for more time. Also: ya gotta delegate those plan reviews if you can. With a labor pool that size, you probably have at least a few seniors or principals that can take it on.
Also, with 25 direct reports you're practically a Director without any supporting management under you. It's entirely possible that you're being underpaid, especially if this arrangement pushes you into overtime (more than 40hrs a week) a lot.
Not software development. Municipal development.
I work in the planning/building department. We review and permit developments.
The developers aren't my staff, they're applicants who want to build something and we have to review it for drainage, engineering, building code, lighting, environmental impact, septic/sewer, etc.