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My job is hard enough. I don't need to worry about my manager's job. If I can be asked why X was implemented like this,or why a particular decision was made wh
by websap 5y ago
My job is hard enough. I don't need to worry about my manager's job.
If I can be asked why X was implemented like this,or why a particular decision was made when implementing a feature. A manager should sure as hell be ready to answer why Bob from ProductZ team is getting paid more than me.
I have no sympathy for managers and their human biases. Everyone does their job with human biases.
> Kickass people will still get disproportionate rewards
And, they should! You're very focused on the 1% of the kick-ass people. This isn't about them, this is about the other 99%.
- m0zg 5y ago> You're very focused on the 1% of the kick-ass people Quite frankly, most of the rest don't matter one way or the other. And it's usually more like 10%, not 1%. Perhaps your job is so hard because you're expending effort on things that don't matter to your manager's manager (and therefore to your manager as well). There's a second derivative to this. If you want a decent longer term trajectory, make sure to pick the manager who ensures that his/her teams work on things that matter to _his_ manager's manager. You could easily bust your ass for a decade for zero reward if you don't keep this in mind. Or you could go work in a small company where none of this applies at all.
- hnfong 5y ago> My job is hard enough. I don't need to worry about my manager's job. Once you second guess your manager's decisions (pay, raises and promotions) I think it's fair game to at least understand what those decisions really entail... Just saying.