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> I am just trying to collect the things and practices that a manager should not be doing Be careful collecting opinions from the open internet. It’s important
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> I am just trying to collect the things and practices that a manager should not be doing
Be careful collecting opinions from the open internet. It’s important to consider the employee perspective and to work in the best interests of your team, but it’s also important to remember that being a manager some times means doing unpopular things.
For example, if employees tell you they hate meetings, deadlines, issue trackers, and 1:1s, you can try to work with them to improve their experience and iron out specific pain points. However, that doesn’t mean you should stop doing 1:1s or have an issue tracker.
- throw1234651234 5y agoI think the takeaway is to have clear agendas for 1:1s and meetings. I have been a "manager" and I realize how easy it is to waste people's times. Especially since YOU, the manager, is responsible for having these meetings, so you feel pressured to have them, yet you don't always have content. The solution is to have content or cancel the meeting. This is back to the whole "don't just go through the motions" argument. This is made worse when you have architectural responsibilities, a team, 3 other devs to "manage", and 5 mentees. It's impossible to be a good manager then, since you just don't have time to care, but it's a very typical situation.