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> some developers just want to write code and go home This is the only good point here. The truth is, middle managers exist because technical work is seen low
by precompute 4y ago
> some developers just want to write code and go home
This is the only good point here. The truth is, middle managers exist because technical work is seen lowly anywhere the management is stupid enough to think that technical competency is easy to acquire.
Also, these developers that never participate are usually the ones that get promoted to middle management.
- jollofricepeas 4y agoTried reading this comment a few times and I don’t understand it at all. Please clarify.
- precompute 4y agoSorry for the run-on sentence. Managers that do not value technical competence very often think that it is easy to acquire; that it only takes a few years of work, and / or that being able to interface with computers is a rather banal skill. This makes them grossly undervalue people that work with software / computers. Middle Managers are hence elected as buffer between them and the "peasants" (AKA "IT Guys"). Usually, these middle managers are elected right from the peasantry, and often it's the person that sticks out. This is also often the least technically competent member of the team / department.
- JeremyBanks 4y ago[dead]