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Head of HR once asked me what type of people we needed. I said we desperately needed older people. 20-year-old project managers don't have a clue. Company went

• JudgeWapner 7y ago
  > 20-year-old project managers don't have a clue maybe the company should have had policies that gave their managers more clues? > he sells air-conditioning now. probably makes more (and accomplishes more) than many engineers, especially ones at vapor-ware startups.
  • WilliamEdward 7y ago
    > maybe the company should have had policies that gave their managers more clues? Nah, I think management is just a job that requires experience and certification like any other job to be truly good at. People have this idea that "it's management, how hard can it be"... Turns out, really hard. Only the qualified should be managers, not some 20 year old whose only qualification is being 'good with people'.