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That's because they want the goals of the business to align with the goals of your team. Non-technical managers can't read software nor can they talk the talk,
by bb88 7y ago
That's because they want the goals of the business to align with the goals of your team. Non-technical managers can't read software nor can they talk the talk, so this is the primary way of making sure every employee rows the same direction.
- phkahler 7y agoBut most engineers treat it as a bullshit exercise and its hard to see how that helps anyone. Maybe we need more technical managers?
- bb88 7y agoWell the result is already pre-determined, typically -- the manager knows how he's going to review the team. So yeah, it is bullshit.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoI had a manager who made a standard practice of mentioning things in email in phrasing that seemed obviously intended for me to put into my performance review. It came off as pretty helpful and considerate. Of course, the same guy fired me with no notice and no severance on the last day of the month (Wednesday), but as the termination documents helpfully pointed out, my health insurance stayed good until the end of the month.