2 pointsby speckx2 hours ago1 comment
  • bluGill2 hours ago
    The point of delegating is I can trust you to do the job with the instructions given. If I need more detailed instructions that lowers the value of delegation - eventually I can do the job myself faster. Sometimes I will spend extra time to teach someone how to do a job even though I could do it faster - but I expect that they will do this (or a similar) job again in the future without instruction.

    Employees that I can give minimal instructions to and get good results are more valuable that those who need details instructions.

    None of the above has anything to do with my ability to delegate. Sometimes it has something to with my ability to tell the skill of the person I delegate to.

    • cratermoon2 hours ago
      "The point of delegating is I can trust you to do the job with the instructions given"

      Which is weird because AI doesn't meet that requirement.

      • bluGillan hour ago
        No human is perfect for that either. However some are more trustworthy than others. I need to watch AI closer, but no closer than any other junior engineer. And AI doesn't get lazy trying to trace down complex code so sometimes it is worth it.