Do you operate at the level you need to work at normally?
Posted by One-Rabbit4680@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 4 comments
For example if there's a weekend or a vacation. I need to rev back into gear so I'm able to do and even sometimes understand the work. But after some days away, I am not in gear so to say. Sometimes it takes me a few days of effort for my brain to get the picture that it's time to rev up and then it revs down again for rest.
Some people seem to operate in their personal life with the same brain functioning as they need for work. Me on the other hand, my brain doesn't do much if not forced. Using it for this type of role is like using Nos in Fast and the furious. The engine can do it but it certainly was not meant for it.
im_zewalrus@reddit
I think that's normal. I've had two kids in the last two years so I've completely forgotten what normal productivity looks like. Employers should be prepared to accommodate seasons of their employees lives, within reason.
So taking a day or few to get back up to speed after some PTO? Completely normal IMO.
However, I would also say that if you're taking a significant portion of the week to get back up to speed after a routine weekend, that might be a different story.
mjsarfatti@reddit
I fluctuate incredibly. There are single days where I “produce” more than in the past week or two. LLMs certainly smoothed this out a lot, but yeah, brain focuses when brain focuses and we try to get the most out of it.
So I’d say perfectly normal.
novalux@reddit
Despite CEO hype, people can't run at 110% always. Energy and productivity ebbs and flows are normal and healthy. Some weeks are just off-weeks and that is ok as long as you are doing good work on average.
Head-Bureaucrat@reddit
Usually, but not always. Sometimes it takes me a day or two to "get back into gear". Some of my coworkers don't seem to experience. But when I'm "on" I'm good and my coworkers have always been happy with my output.
IMO this is just normal for certain types of people and tasks. It shouldn't be frowned upon unless it's happening constantly, in which case there could be other issues to address.