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Amazing that something like this is possible. When I was a SWE at Google, I thought about switching to the PM role. A PM told me that PMs are the secret empero
by fh973 9y ago
Amazing that something like this is possible.
When I was a SWE at Google, I thought about switching to the PM role. A PM told me that PMs are the secret emperors of Google. Sounded good then but now I think I finally got it: they are the only ones acting in a meaningful way.
As there is no overarching strategy to be followed, it seems like they can launch whatever they want if it "sgtm" to someone above. Launch done, promotion package complete for quite a few people, everyone happy.
- asdfasasf 9y agoHow are Google PM's? I work at Amazon and the PM's seem to act like secretaries that manage the deadlines for each projects deliverable and when those dates slip, they page people until they get back on track. Don't even get me started on region build TPM's.
- dingdongding 9y agoI think by PM at Google he meant Product Manager and by PM at Amazon you mean Program Manager?
- fh973 9y agoYes. PM @ Google is product management. Seems like 5 years later the ivory tower world view is still in effect.