time-management

How to do your best when everybody is too busy?


Sometimes I have seen some code or part of the project which I could improve but is not related with my current team project.

Those times I have a conflict because despite wanting to help, many teams lack enough people and doing extra work seems like betrayal. Obviously any managers will appreciate much more if you focus your effort on their tasks

What do you do in in these cases?


Solution

  • I think the key part of your statement is this:

    which I could improve but is not related with my current team project

    This sounds harsh, but it is based on experience and should be read with an open mind - keep out of it. One thing you learn as you get more dev experience under your belt is that you stay in scope, don't go diving off to fix something that is not scheduled. Here are a couple of reasons why:

    You have good intentions, but if you start doing things like this you may be seen as a cowboy, and others will dislike you pretty quickly.

    It is a skill you have to learn - know when not to touch things. You will see ugly code - don't touch! Don't recode things simply because you think it can be done better.

    I hope this helps :)