Alice works with both of them, and knows that the one ticket Dave is working on requires a lot of refactoring work to solve it nicely.
Or knows that Bob is just that good. Or Dave's having a bad week because of X.
Direct superiors tend to have at least a vague idea of what is happening, along with a certain level of trust. These two make it less likely for the answer to your question to be as ambiguous. At least for ballpark estimates of whether one should be worried.
Or knows that Bob is just that good. Or Dave's having a bad week because of X.
Direct superiors tend to have at least a vague idea of what is happening, along with a certain level of trust. These two make it less likely for the answer to your question to be as ambiguous. At least for ballpark estimates of whether one should be worried.