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I've never understood why Development Manager and Product Designer are supposed to be the same job. I've also never understood why product design so often seem
by TheOtherHobbes 4y ago
I've never understood why Development Manager and Product Designer are supposed to be the same job.
I've also never understood why product design so often seems to be sidetracked into pointless tinkering with minor changes - often unwelcome - while major issues remain unaddressed.
In reality PM seems to be a stepping stone to more senior management, so products inevitably suffer from tinkering and drift. No one really owns the product - or if they do, it's not for long.
They don't really care because they're heading elsewhere.
- thombat 4y agoThe perversity is that if they do care then they're less likely to be heading anywhere, since they won't be seen as a go-getter. The problem extends to the customers too: we all know that solid unexciting dependable quality is to be treasured, yet nothing but the pain of a dozen bad "upgrades" can conquer the lure of the shiny newness.