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		mustardo on July 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “10x engineers”: Stereotypes and research I have worked with -N (negative N) developers before, where the team would be N times more efficient if they were ejected, does this count?

TheBigSalad on July 15, 2019 [–]

Yes. The 10x number says more about your low performers than your high performers.

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