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The curse of being efficient or the curse of going the extra mile

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The curse of being efficient or the curse of going the extra mile. Why is being efficient a curse? Or, why is going the extra mile a curse? Well, let's start with something most of you have probably been told before: "you're being too nice!". See where I'm going with that? I want to talk here about some of my experiences at work and some of my experiences with some clients. I'm a Software Developer. I do that for a living and I'm lucky enough to be able to consider it my passion. Now I don't know how many of you have worked with Software Developers; still, you probably know what the stereotypical Developer looks like. Obviously, it's just a stereotype, but can be true in many cases.  Inefficient Software Developers Lots of developers cannot be interrupted. They like to put their headphones on, put on some loud music, and focus on one task only which is writing code.  If you're dealing with that type of Developer, you need to know that when they...