Snark from nerds is a leading indicator that I'm wasting their time and when I find it, I ask questions until I understand the inefficiency so I can change it or explain it.
RandsI believe email-based status reports are the clearest and best signs of managerial incompetence and laziness.
RandsWatch with awe and amazement at how quickly an engineer will become totally annoyed by inefficiency.
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