Having a manager who is also an engineer doesn't help that much. It's like seeing a movie about split personalities. They can be a good engineer and yet when

Having a manager who is also an engineer doesn't help that much. It's like seeing a movie about split personalities. They can be a good engineer and yet when they switch to management mode, they commit the exact same idiocy as any other crappy manager. There are good managers too, but an engineering background doesn't seem to automatically produce them. I don't know if it even helps.