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> Like, the people who say that they can’t work for a manager unless the manager could do their job! I've worked in IT for over 25 years. Other than a CTO or
by Mc91 3y ago
> Like, the people who say that they can’t work for a manager unless the manager could do their job!
I've worked in IT for over 25 years. Other than a CTO or senior tech executive reporting to CEO, I have seen problems with technical people reporting to non-technical people that I never see with technical people reporting to, if not technical people, at least formerly technical people. A technical manager can have problems of their own, but why enter a new class of problems that don't exist otherwise.
Why would I work somewhere where my boss is effectively a PM?
- klodolph 3y agoI’ve equally seen problems with technical people who have been promoted into management, buck lack management skills. However, I’m not going to draw some kind of conclusion from this—“technical people shouldn’t be in management” is as wrong a conclusion as “technical competence is a primary consideration for choosing managers”. People are also really bad at understanding if management is doing a good or bad job. Most people try to figure out if they like their manager on some kind of personal level.