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> Is being a manager better? If a manager is higher on the totem pole, isn’t that by definition “better”?
by pixelatedindex 3y ago
> Is being a manager better?
If a manager is higher on the totem pole, isn’t that by definition “better”?
- saulpw 3y agoNo, not at all? It sounds like you have an implicit bias that "broader-scope" is "better". And/or "can wield more power" is "better". But those aren't better, only a role you might want for yourself, if what you want is to operate at a more abstract level or have power over people.
- pixelatedindex 3y agoYep, it’s the “can wield more power” is better. I’m biased in that way because to me if you fail when you don’t have a lot of power, the consequences are worse than when you fail as a CEO or some high level managerial position where you’re given golden handcuffs/parachutes. In other words, to me it feels like an IC can “fail down” but managers/directors/c-suites only seem to “fail up” - hence, better. I also think managers make way more than an IC, as they are a “level above” in the org structure. I’m happy to change my bias, but I haven’t seen any evidence to the contrary.