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Water bottles, hats, shirts.

Team: "What are we accelerating to meet?" PM: "Just because, do I need to talk to your manager?" Team: ... PM: goes home at normal hours

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quickthrower2|4 years ago

My eyes were opened to the "real world" when I worked with a project manager who made the company a lot of money and was paid a lot. He didn't deliver any software. It was purely about finding out all the ways the customer had tripped on the contract.

kamaal|4 years ago

>>nah. T-shirt!

>>Water bottles, hats, shirts.

Or worse. 'Recognition'. A piece of paper on which they write your name, call it a certificate and give it to you when the team claps for you. Fast forward 5 years, most of your colleagues from back, who moved on, don't even remember your name.

There is no dearth of people who go great extents working insane hours for things like 'appreciation emails' and 'recognition certificates'.

daemonhunter|4 years ago

Yep. My favorite was the standard rotation for employee of the quarter or whatever.