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I've watched a colleague go from a good engineer, to a great engineering manager, to an awful project manager. I see him hating what his career has become and I
by Prcmaker 3y ago
I've watched a colleague go from a good engineer, to a great engineering manager, to an awful project manager. I see him hating what his career has become and I feel terrible for him.
- thoughtspile 3y agoI've also seen horrible engineers whose code made entire teams miserable become amazing managers tho
- BeFlatXIII 3y agoFor sure. It's absolutely NOT the expectation, but there definitely exist people whose talent is in people-managing with little to no domain expertise. IMO, whether one of these individuals can be used is the distinction of whether a role is line supervisor or management. Line supervisors need the subject knowledge to teach fresh hires and know how to identify and fix problems caused by slackers. Management would rely on the senior employees for mentorship and keep their ear to the rumor mill to identify suspect underperformers.
- ssss11 3y agoThat’s a shame, he can always try changing it up again. I’m the opposite - engineer to manager, didn’t like people management side of it, changed to project management and loving it. I do miss technical work though.
- Prcmaker 3y agoI really hope they do, but I'd hate to lose him as a colleague. Unfortunately it's likely to be one or the other.