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> And once you become a manager it doesn’t suddenly create a head count to backfill the “loss” of an engineer so there is continued pressure on you to do both.
by mynegation 6y ago
> And once you become a manager it doesn’t suddenly create a head count to backfill the “loss” of an engineer so there is continued pressure on you to do both.
That must be on the top of your “new engineering manager” TODO list.
- daenney 6y agoIt usually is. But the fact that it’s on the top of the list doesn’t mean there’s head count available. Most organisations do this through planning phases and depending on how often these happen it can be a while. Then add the time it actually takes to hire someone.