SLI Negotiation Tactics for Engineers
summary
Service-level thinking applied to humans claims that engineers need Survival Level Indicators — a measurable "mean factor" defined as core values plus what intrigues you plus tolerance — and a distinction between valid moments and invalid ones; concrete cases include a rockstar engineer who skips vacation for 9 months. Practical tactics are a personal readme of yourself, calendar calibration like no-meeting Wednesdays, weekly task planning, and 30‑minute nonwork Zooms; implemented together these reduce burnout and lower turnover.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00SLI negotiation intro
- 1:16Defining survival level indicators
- 3:02Mean factor and valid moments
- 5:31Calibrating mutualistic expectations
- 7:20Setting boundaries with README
- 8:01No-meeting Wednesdays
- 9:24Prioritizing hobbies and health
- 10:29Supporting colleagues
- 11:57Tasting the gumbo of personal and professional balance
- 13:00Reconsidering role for survival
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