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Why does management experience make you unhirable? I do program every now and then in my spare time, but not to the extent the original commenter does in his s
by domano 5y ago
Why does management experience make you unhirable?
I do program every now and then in my spare time, but not to the extent the original commenter does in his spare time.
Interview wise i am doing fine, albeit not for FAANG type roles.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoManagers -especially young ones- can be quite insecure. They don't want folks reporting to them that can call BS. Basic human nature. TBH, they have a point. I was a manager for many years, and know BS when I smell it. I had a management style that involved a lot of self-reflection and intimate feedback loops with my employees, but I also managed very experienced engineers that all knew more than I did, so treating them with respect, and listening to their counsel, became second nature. It wouldn't have bothered me a bit to have employees that used to be managers, as long as they were good engineers. Not sure that most managers, these days, operate that way.
- weinzierl 5y agoThat's what I wrote - unhireable for coding positions. Of course management positions don't make you unhireable for management positions. Sure, you can code in your spare time, but how much of that spare time do you have if you take your management position seriously?