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I've seen very good managers but the ratio is bad. %10 vs %90 of bad ones. A world with less management could be a world with less politics. I understand that a
by montbonnot 11y ago
I've seen very good managers but the ratio is bad. %10 vs %90 of bad ones. A world with less management could be a world with less politics. I understand that a conflict between teams, for example, is a problem that can only be resolved at the management level. The question is, what if these 2 teams become one? The rest is about company re-org, new manager assignment, etc. Politics... as you said.
- AnimalMuppet 11y ago> A world with less management could be a world with less politics. Wow, are you an optimist. Sure, it could be, but it probably won't be. You seem to think that engineers are wonderful human beings and managers are horrible. It's not that simple. If you're finding 10% good managers and 90% bad ones, you'd likely find 10% engineers good at interacting with others while self-managing, and 90% who will get into petty vindictive garbage and make your office a miserable place.
- montbonnot 11y agoI agree with that. Engineering managers are ex-engineers after all so the ratio 10/90 applies at any level. What if you promote a "bad" engineer? She/he would have a much bigger impact on people = more impact on the company. The problem is not about engineers vs managers. The problem is about micro bubbles within a company which create micro cultures that are often driven by these (micro) managers. A solution would be to put everyone at the same level. That sounds very naive and provocative... but after all, there hasn't been much innovation in that space within the last 20-30 years. We manage engineers like we used to manage workers in a factory. I think the model does not apply anymore. That's just my naive/ideal world opinion...