TL; DR:

• Your start time isn't the signal you think it is
• People will model whatever hours you actually keep
• Overcommunicate the expectation -- silence sets it for you
• Skipping the live stream one more week here... But I'll be back!

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What Your Working Hours Signal To Your Team

Someone over on the experienced devs subreddit asked a question that I think a lot of people quietly worry about: when managers or senior people see you coming in late and staying late, or coming in early and leaving early, what do they actually take from that? Is your start time saying something about your work ethic? And honestly -- I don't think it's saying what you think it's saying. But there's a different signal you're sending (or that your manager is sending to you) that does matter, and most people miss it entirely.

You can check out my full thoughts on this in the video below:

What I Actually Care About As A Manager