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If I need 5 developers instead of 20. I need 1 manager instead of 4. Also a large chunk of manager work is grunt work like filling spreadsheets, writing emails
by it_citizen 4y ago
If I need 5 developers instead of 20. I need 1 manager instead of 4.
Also a large chunk of manager work is grunt work like filling spreadsheets, writing emails, scheduling meetings, etc… With those tasks partially automated, I am pretty sure a manager could oversee larger teams and focus on the big picture instead of doing boilerplate tasks.
- nemo44x 4y agoLet me ask you why you wouldn’t do more now that your developers are more productive? I think the game changes here where dev teams get super charged and do more in the same time. In fact if you downsize to keep doing what you’re doing and your competitor keeps their team size, wouldn’t they overwhelm you? Can you beat them on price? Maybe but software prices are not affected by labor costs really so that’s not a differentiator.
- it_citizen 4y agoI agree that companies will probably just do more but my point was that managers are not safer than other jobs. It is linked to the jobs they manage and a large part of their day to day can also be automated.
- nemo44x 4y agoI guess there’s 2 types of managers - those concerned with day to day managerial things (resource allocation, roadmap planning, 1-on1’s, reviews, etc) and higher level managers concerned with strategy, leadership, managing managers, etc. Do you see both classes being affected the same?