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You know I wonder… why do so many of us feel like we need our boss to understand?
by RangerScience 2y ago
You know I wonder… why do so many of us feel like we need our boss to understand?
- vundercind 2y agoBecause their opinion of us may contribute to how comfortable we are at work, how well we’re compensated, and whether we get promoted. If they don’t understand what we’re doing or why things take as long as they do, that’s bad for us.
- hobs 2y agoBecause the boss says they want to understand, drags you to endless meetings to understand, but then manages to makes arbitrary decisions based on none of that information.
- rapfaria 2y agoPerhaps it's not a close relationship. Perhaps the boss is insecure about his management skills and has to constantly check on the team, to make sure every variable is under his radar.
- onion2k 2y agoMost of us work in organizations where the boss is a former engineer who understands the problem of tech debt perfectly well. If your boss is a former dev and they aren't taking it seriously the problem is usually that they're a bit too keen to say yes to other parts of the business.