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Part of this problem, IMO, is that we as a society have largely eliminated subordinate supporting roles, in favor of adding more organizational work to both the
by OkayPhysicist 4y ago
Part of this problem, IMO, is that we as a society have largely eliminated subordinate supporting roles, in favor of adding more organizational work to both the ICs and management tier. Which leads to needing more managers, which leads to beaurocratic bloat as the people who have the power to make decisions end up being in a position where increasing management overhead improves their standing.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoIt all went downhill once we decided ICs should not only take care of the bureaucracy, but also adapt to supporter roles rather than the other way around. I won't rail against the usefulness of soft skills, but requiring almost every IC to be a well-spoken social butterfly just seems lazy in the face of the ridiculous number of supporting roles. Ideally it'd be more 50/50 (help-me-help-you kind of deal), but right now it feels incredibly one-sided at most places.
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoExactly. It's the difference between having a manager and having a secretary. When your support staff also has the power to fire you, it's inevitable that the technical staff have to adapt to the support.