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I stopped doing glue work a couple months ago (or so I thought) and after the election decided to do EVEN LESS of it and guess what. I feel great. I have more time for my job. Other people step up to do these things. Sometimes they don't and oh well, that reflects badly on that teams manager, doesn't it.
Stop doing glue work. Today. queenofdiscs 2026
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Some examples of glue work are: workflow documentation, creation of reports, onboarding of new team members, etc. Reilly, and Caitlin Moorman in her article, explain the importance and the value of the glue work, and they also explain how women are the main responsibles for these tasks in engineering teams.
Glue work and how it affects women’s career development 2026
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Managers: If your job ladder doesn't require that your senior people have glue work skills, think about how you're expecting that work to get done.
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