>At the same time most of the people they are managing are nowhere near as good as they were at doing the actual work. A manager who is skilled enough to do ev

>At the same time most of the people they are managing are nowhere near as good as they were at doing the actual work. A manager who is skilled enough to do everything himself better than his subordinates is worth his weight in gold. His influence on the outcome of the entire project is much greater than if he was a single engineer working hard.