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I 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 th

I 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 ago
In 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”.