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> I've managed from 2 (and was therefore an IC) to ~40 people. ~40? I'm assuming you're counting your skips. If so, a better word to convey what you meant woul
by ddebernardy 8y ago
> I've managed from 2 (and was therefore an IC) to ~40 people.
~40? I'm assuming you're counting your skips. If so, a better word to convey what you meant would have been to say that you were directing them, to indicate you had skips and were actually managing a half-dozen or so managers. If not, how does one manage to keep track of ~40 relationships (plus other colleagues) in a 4\b80h week?
- derf_ 8y agoAt one point I had a boss with (roughly) 50 direct reports. To paraphrase him describing how he did it: "badly". The company later was able to hire more managers and take the load off of him (and in fact he went back to being an IC eventually). But these things happen in periods of rapid growth, despite everyone knowing they're a bad idea.
- Aeolun 8y agoI’ve never ever heard a manager describe the people they’re managing without counting the full tree below them.