10 ways to destroy developer happiness [Video]

Software developers are vital to the success of your enterprise, and as a manager, you need to know how to keep them happy at work. We’ve already discussed the 9 ways to keep your developer team happy. Now, let’s examine the management mistakes that may prompt your best developers to look elsewhere. If you want to foster developer talent and loyalty, avoid these common missteps.

10 ways to make developers unhappy at work 

1. Hold lots of meetings
2. Make them jump hoops
3. Do not provide learning opportunities
4. Do not provide a healthy work-life balance
5. Set unclear expectations
6. Assign them to pointless projects
7. Mess with their tools
8. Bury their accomplishments
9. Bore them with maintenance
10. Micromanage them

Hold lots of meetings

Who doesn’t get annoyed by endless meetings? Developers are busy people, and most would rather spend their time coding than talking about it. Meetings that are not focused and efficient are a frequent source of disenchantment.

“Meetings that drag on without contributing to progress can be very draining,” says Vlad Gukasov, …