> the creative folks you really want working there bail for greener pastures
This is the main reason. Either pay 100k with boni and I work as a code monkey for some years. But even then I will bail after some time. A strategy that cannot be viable for any company, even those that just need a quick software solution to a problem. The knowledge management with changing employees only makes it even more expensive.
If you want to burn money to see the commit log glow, please do so. I am unlikely to take any ownership of the code produced, but probably will come up with a commit here and there.
Not every form of coding requires creativity, there is also a lot of mundane logic that just needs to be given form. But even those developers should not be subjected to such metrics or anyone really.
What we created in other industries like logistics and call centers amounts to slavery aside from the fact that the employees decided to work there at some point. Something that also can be disputed how voluntary that decision was. Managers with such strategies are a liability for any company.
This is the main reason. Either pay 100k with boni and I work as a code monkey for some years. But even then I will bail after some time. A strategy that cannot be viable for any company, even those that just need a quick software solution to a problem. The knowledge management with changing employees only makes it even more expensive.
If you want to burn money to see the commit log glow, please do so. I am unlikely to take any ownership of the code produced, but probably will come up with a commit here and there.
Not every form of coding requires creativity, there is also a lot of mundane logic that just needs to be given form. But even those developers should not be subjected to such metrics or anyone really.
What we created in other industries like logistics and call centers amounts to slavery aside from the fact that the employees decided to work there at some point. Something that also can be disputed how voluntary that decision was. Managers with such strategies are a liability for any company.