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> So in that sense, the "value" of a manager/director is "higher". That depends on how high the multiplier is and how many direct reports a manager has. A man
by CivBase 6y ago
> So in that sense, the "value" of a manager/director is "higher".
That depends on how high the multiplier is and how many direct reports a manager has. A manager with 5 direct reports and a multiplier of 110% is only producing as much net value as 0.5 of his/her reports. A manager with 20 direct reports and a multiplier of 106% produces a net value of 1.2 of his/her reports.
It's not safe to say that managers in general produce more value. Some do, some don't. It depends on their ability and the abilities of those they share a management relationship with. But the same could be said about engineers/architects/devs.
- throwawaygh 6y agoMuch more importantly, it depends on the multiplicative effect that an engineer is positioned to have. It's 2002. Does a Kohls Director Of Whatever with tens of direct reports and thousands of people below those reports have more leverage than a single engineer at Amazon? It's 2021. Does a manager of hundreds of warehouse workers have more leverage/impact potential than a single engineer in a robotics R&D division?
- TameAntelope 6y agoTotally fair. The potential impact a manager can have is much higher (good manager multiplying their positive impact across good engineers), but an ineffective manager can be less impactful (or even actively harmful) to their direct reports (bad engineer multiplying their negative impact across bad engineers).
- makapuf 6y agoProblem is, an 1x manager with 2x engineers will often be credited for it.