As a former “architect” and now a “staff” engineer who is pulled in a million directions, I purposefully don’t pull any stories off the board or assign myself to any work in the critical path of getting something to production. Either I will miss my commitments or working extra hours when everyone else is off of work to get time to do “deep work”.
I will do “glue work” that’s important. But not urgent that I can squeeze in between my other obligations without blocking anyone.
I need to make sure I am “working at my level”. But I don’t need to constantly be worried about promotions.
I will do “glue work” that’s important. But not urgent that I can squeeze in between my other obligations without blocking anyone.
I need to make sure I am “working at my level”. But I don’t need to constantly be worried about promotions.