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The theories are endless but the root cause remains the same. Management sees Devs/QAs as low grade disposable workers. The fact that anyone with a 2-day certif
by Tarucho 5y ago
The theories are endless but the root cause remains the same. Management sees Devs/QAs as low grade disposable workers. The fact that anyone with a 2-day certificate and some contacts ends up managing dev teams is not because they duped management but because management didn´t care at all from the get go.
- hedberg10 5y agohttps://www.harvard.com/book/dying_for_a_paycheck_how_modern_management_harms_employee_health_and_compan/ https://www.harvard.com/book/dying_for_a_paycheck_how_modern... "Management" is a public health crisis like cancer, diabetes or heart disease. Nothing else and nothing more. Anecdotal: In the Interview I found this in, Pfeffer cites a colleague who asked managers what books they read about their job: None. They were not reading at all.
- guitarlimeo 5y agoHey hedberg10. Unrelated to this topic but I couldn't find your contact info and don't know if HN even allows private messaging. I just want to say thank you for this comment you made 21 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28669421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28669421. I'm reading Learned Optimism at the moment, and following your list to have a better state for myself. And I think it's working. My life was on a downward slope somewhat and your comment (well, TeMPoRaL's too) turned it around. Thank you.
- hedberg10 5y agoYou're welcome, friend.