This reads to me like a spiteful piece due to a manager thinking this particular engineer was under performing, and maybe they were or maybe the manager is wron

This reads to me like a spiteful piece due to a manager thinking this particular engineer was under performing, and maybe they were or maybe the manager is wrong. To then declare that all engineering management is bullshit because measuring isn't a discrete number really makes me think less of the author. I've had both good and bad managers, the good ones are able to identify dead weight, provide career growth and balance company needs against staff needs. The bad ones are yes men or never fire anyone. Some of this may be company culture, I left my last job because firing people who didn't even show up to work was a 2 month process (amongst other culture problems).. HR only wanted discrete numbers in terms of performance, which to this articles point, is not 100% accurate. Clearly some are able to measure, and sure its not a discrete number but its possible and currently its a skill, which is why most good managers are also engineers.