x100. Let's stop using the inactive words "developer" or "engineer" to describe people. Instead say things like we need to get some people to "build it" or "ma

x100. Let's stop using the inactive words "developer" or "engineer" to describe people. Instead say things like we need to get some people to "build it" or "make it work" or "figure out what is the best". It is how managers obliterate their workers and claim all credit. I like to use the word "human" in these cases to emphasize what is going on. "We need three developers" vs "We need three humans". The latter emphasizes how ridiculous and dehumanizing it is (unless you are a contractor and paid up front). Managers are basically just schedulers at best. A good leader is someone who actually risks their time, reputation or capital. Management structure would be fine if they were literally given a pot of money that they could pay themselves or contractors with and required to build something. Anything else involving employees kind of results in dehumanizing power structures once the size of the team gets big enough.