Manol Kalinov
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

Really wanted to like this article. Stopped reading after this sentence and instead read Marc J. Driftmeyer’s “myopic article” comment. A much better and informative read. It actually gives you all the info you need on this topic.

Do you seriously suggest that only 20% of the energy should be spent doing actual work? Maybe I’m not privy to some heavy context (I know about 10X and 80/20), but there are 2 glaring issues in my mind:

  1. From an employee’s perspective, it suggests that if I can complete a task quicker than initially scoped, then I should “work on myself” for the other 80% of the allotted time. Meaning that I should NOT immediately take on another task, but wait until the clock runs out. Basically, wasting my employer’s time.
  2. From an employer’s perspective, it suggests having skilled workers who are able to work 10 times faster than normal, but who are working only 20% of the time they are getting paid for.

The only scenario, that I currently see, where this would make sense, is if a Senior employee is working on sub-senior tasks and is also getting paid a sub-senior salary.

Maybe I’m wrong, or not seeing the full picture. In which case, I’d be glad to learn.

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