That is not normal for any dev team I’ve ever run. We have had people with your “approach” for sure, though. They were detected and fired within 1-4 weeks of when that behavior pattern started. I don’t know how any company could tolerate that. At a startup, that’s deadly.
That said, I can totally believe people get away with it. At many companies, many managers seem to not care, be incompetent, or not believe they can do anything about it. I could personally never be happy with myself getting away with something like that, and would quit any job that couldn’t provide productive work for me to tackle.
That said, I can totally believe people get away with it. At many companies, many managers seem to not care, be incompetent, or not believe they can do anything about it. I could personally never be happy with myself getting away with something like that, and would quit any job that couldn’t provide productive work for me to tackle.