While the article is poorly written, it highlights the fact that there may be genuine differences in the way the two categories work. I am a hacker at heart. A

While the article is poorly written, it highlights the fact that there may be genuine differences in the way the two categories work. I am a hacker at heart. At 47 I learn everyday, challenge developers all the time and spend an inconsiderate time building more or less useless IoT devices. I am also a very senior manager for 20 years. I managed all kind of people but it was always vastly easier to manage hackers than standard (and good) employees. I usually say at interview time that I am not a good manager and expect people to be very independent. I am also in this incredibly lucky situation to have a fantastic boss who somehow understands this (he is extremely intelligent but not a hacker at all). I believe that companies would gain a lot matching hackers-managers with hackers, something which rarely happens.