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So very not true. I would say 80% of managers in tech. Don't do anything essential. If the acquisition of the twitie bird didn't prove that to you. I don't know
by soverynottrue 3y ago
So very not true. I would say 80% of managers in tech. Don't do anything essential. If the acquisition of the twitie bird didn't prove that to you. I don't know what will. Granted there was also a lot of developer role fluff there as well.
- tsuujin 3y agoDo you know 80% of managers in all of tech? Seems like a grandiose claim to make without any solid backing. Twitter is not all of tech.
- domoarigato33 3y agoI don't need to. Domo Arigato Mr Pareto. Pareto already figured it out for all of us.
- tsuujin 3y agoWell, good for you having detailed context into absolutely everything all at once, I guess.
- heresanidea 3y agoI have always thought that managers should be technical managers. That way they can actually pitch in. Instead of trying to justify meetings for everyone all the time. The only reason Product Managers exist is because the next level up wants to trade stocks all day. There is a point where Taylorism does break down. I believe we are there in tech. As far as management is concerned.
- tsuujin 3y agoIn theory I agree that managers should be able to man the trenches with the rest of the team. In practice, I’ve found that to be detrimental rather than helpful. I miss coding, I _want_ to jump in and knock out a ticket from time to time, but the reality is that when I try to do that I just get in the way. My role is not to be a developer, it’s to make sure that the developers who work for me are free and clear to do their jobs unimpeded. The vast majority of my time is spent in meetings making sure that my devs don’t need to be there and I just slow everything down when I try to “help”.