職業倦怠應對策略

如果你不是那萬中選一熱愛工作的優質員工的話,我相信我們或多或少,都曾經或著即將會與職業倦怠有些交集。即使在不同國家、不同職業、不同年資之間有樣本數或形式上的落差,也沒有必要因此被刻板印象定義自己的狀態。

統計數字終究只是有助於旁觀者理解而已,遠不如多花點心思了解自己來得實際,即使我是唯一一個做軟體工程師做到職厭倦怠的人,我仍會想找個機會談談這段經驗。

Escalating the Technical Debt

Tech debt can be considered one of the most significant cognitive gaps between eng roles and others within software companies, and it often becomes a major obstacle in project communication and execution.

One major reason for the difficulty in reaching consensus among different roles is its abstract nature. Therefore, we need clear metrics to attach more concrete meanings to statements like “taking too long,” “difficult to implement,” “unstable,” and so on.

Collaborative Negotiation

Conflict is an almost inevitable problem in one’s career. It often ended up feeling embarrassed or chose to keep the grievances to ourselves when dealing with it the first few time. However, looking back now, those seemingly catastrophic dilemmas did not necessarily end in tragedy.

After practicing ‘Collaborative Negotiation’ in various scenarios such as interviews, project scheduling, and problem clarification over the past few years, I have fugured out an approach for myself that is both emotionally acceptable and delivers mostly favorable outcomes.

Here are some relatively specific and practical skills to share:

A Necessary Evil : On Call Rotation (I)

Today, in many business models, product or service stability is an essential element and often the key factor in determining customer retention and company revenue.

On-call rotation is a widely used and proven practice, but it is also a major contributor to the erosion of work-life balance. While it may seem like a necessary decision, there are many details that should be considered, as cultural differences can often leave a lasting impact.

This series of articles will cover several interesting topics. These topics are not only indicators used by myself to evaluate the engineering culture of other teams during interviews, but also ways to drive progress within each team when I have greater impact in future careers.