I agree that most of these rules could smoothly transition to a less intense team, and nonetheless believe a less chaotic org would write a fairly different document, which is why I think it would be useful for them to do so.
One thing I can speak to a tiny bit is a software company I worked at that had a lot of the chaotic/hero-ness in certain roles, but absolutely had to be cross-continental, and thus was also remote and heavily asynchronous. It built up really great practices for documentation and async communication to make that work. Alas it’s been too long since I worked there for me remember specifics, so I can’t say anything useful.
I don’t feel that we’re especially “chaotic” or would describe us as a chaotic org. We have lots of structure and process and principles and intentionality in how we operate. Though I suspect there’s something real you’re thinking of.
Oh fwiw I think we’re quite chaotic. Like, amount of suddenly changing priority and balls sometimes getting dropped because we took on too many things.
(Not sure we’re that chaotic for a startup, but startups are already pretty chaotic)
I agree that most of these rules could smoothly transition to a less intense team, and nonetheless believe a less chaotic org would write a fairly different document, which is why I think it would be useful for them to do so.
One thing I can speak to a tiny bit is a software company I worked at that had a lot of the chaotic/hero-ness in certain roles, but absolutely had to be cross-continental, and thus was also remote and heavily asynchronous. It built up really great practices for documentation and async communication to make that work. Alas it’s been too long since I worked there for me remember specifics, so I can’t say anything useful.
I don’t feel that we’re especially “chaotic” or would describe us as a chaotic org. We have lots of structure and process and principles and intentionality in how we operate. Though I suspect there’s something real you’re thinking of.
Oh fwiw I think we’re quite chaotic. Like, amount of suddenly changing priority and balls sometimes getting dropped because we took on too many things.
(Not sure we’re that chaotic for a startup, but startups are already pretty chaotic)
(Campus team seems much more chaotic than LW team tho)
high frequency?