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That sounds awesome TBH. I hate Reddit, and think it's Orwellian, but smart engineers shouldn't have to slow down to appease PMs.
by ryanSrich 6y ago
That sounds awesome TBH. I hate Reddit, and think it's Orwellian, but smart engineers shouldn't have to slow down to appease PMs.
- silentsea90 6y agoCan imagine PMs at a product focused HN like forum complaining about the opposite aka engineers spending time at the wrong places
- ryanSrich 6y agoI've managed enough PMs to know that's 100% true. It happens at work, in the open.
- _ah 6y agoA good PM saves work for the team by shifting work away from from valueless investments. If a team is "slowing down to appease a PM" then that PM is worthless.
- ryanSrich 6y ago> A good PM saves work for the team by shifting work away from from valueless investments. Knowing what’s valuable and what’s not is a function of being an employee. Designers and engineers should know where value exists. If they need a PM to shift them away from valueless work, then I highly question their efficacy as an engineer. I also highly question that organization’s management structure and communication.