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One way I've heard the role of product manager described as is a "shit umbrella".
by bcrosby95 7y ago
One way I've heard the role of product manager described as is a "shit umbrella".
- arcturus17 7y agoThis touches me on a spiritual level.
- cletus 7y agoThis is applied to managers in general: - Good managers are shit umbrellas - Bad managers are shit funnels
- azhenley 7y agoI need this on a motivational poster or something.
- jbredeche 7y agoI couldn't agree more.
- geebee 7y agobeautiful metaphor. anyway, I quasi-agree, though I've become suspicious of managers who claims to be an umbrella protecting their team from the rain. Half the time, they're really just trying to make sure their team doesn't see the forecast and quit.
- codegeek 7y agoTotally stealing this one.
- trhway 7y agosuch good PM/managers/leaders are very rare. Instead it is usually this way https://cheezburger.com/4626943488/corporate-ladder https://cheezburger.com/4626943488/corporate-ladder , just with even more levels in real life and resulting amplification of the signal.
- metanoia 7y agoUnfortunately, in my experience, I've had my fair share of "shit funnels" or "shit multipliers." That applies to any manager role, really. As a former product manager, I think of it as being at the bottom of a canyon and shit rolling in from both edges of the canyon (business and technical). It's a hard job to do well and keep everyone happy.
- disintegore 7y agoYou are a creative fellow
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