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I never claimed that everybody but software engineers are useless, I wrote that managers are mostly useless, as in you could reduce their number by perhaps 2/3
by Melchizedek 8y ago
I never claimed that everybody but software engineers are useless, I wrote that managers are mostly useless, as in you could reduce their number by perhaps 2/3 and you would get the same results (probably better).
- sidlls 8y agoYes, I was responding specifically to that and specifically about management. Managers do a hell of a lot more than most coders give credit for.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoI wrote that managers are mostly useless The ones that aren't are worth their weight in gold, though.
- carlivar 8y agoWhere do you work? I've rarely experienced this. Current and last company, both fast moving adtech firms, we are always desperate for good managers. BUT the key is only to have managers with, well, management skills. That does not mean promoting the best engineers to management, a common problem. In fact it is often specifically not that. They get promoted in the tech track. The book "Managing Humans" is worth a read if you're so cynical about managers. Though the actual problem is corporate culture in my experience.