Do 10% of developers do *nothing*?

Are 10% of developer really "ghost engineers" who pretend to work? Are engineers in big tech just lazy? Do Stanford MBAs just need to be stopped? *Chapters* 0:00 What is a ghost engineer? 1:02 Lazy techies + DIML influencers 2:52 Do SWEs in big tech do nothing? 3:18 Are one line code changes real work? 4:25 What’s the deal with this “research paper” 5:29 Measuring SWE productivity via code 6:19 SWE work beyond coding 7:17 Why are SWEs even being targeted? 8:14 This “research” is anti worker 9:13 Crying + apologizing *Merch* For the hoodie in this video and more check out: https://alberta.nyc/ *Sources* * Twitter thread: https://x.com/yegordb/status/1859290734257635439 * 404media coverage: https://www.404media.co/are-overemployed-ghost-engineers-making-six-figures-to-do-nothing/ * The research team’s website: https://softwareengineeringproductivity.stanford.edu/ *Socials* https://instagram.com/alberta.tech https://tiktok.com/@alberta.nyc *Set up* * Breadboard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU * Lego flowers: https://amzn.to/3XPMXFs * Camera: https://amzn.to/3Osb7k3 * Mic: https://amzn.to/4g4HEZ4 * Lighting: https://amzn.to/4gwvJV3 #softwareengineer #ghostengineer #developer #techlayoffs FTC Disclosure: This video contains affiliate links. If you purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.