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Parent is saying there are too many middle managers/execs and not enough engineers with agency.
by svnt 2y ago
Parent is saying there are too many middle managers/execs and not enough engineers with agency.
- rTX5CMRXIfFG 2y agoI don't know why anyone believes that the push for Apple Intelligence was driven by middle management. Sure, engineers could have pushed back because they knew more about the limitations of the tech, but engineers aren't one to understand the macroeconomics driving industry-wide demand and long-term growth.
- breckenedge 2y ago> engineers aren't one to understand the macroeconomics driving industry-wide demand and long-term growth It’s a two way street. Managers can only see the forest, but engineers are capable of seeing both the forest and the trees.
- kgwgk 2y agoI’d be surprised to find “middle managers” at all among the top 100 senior leaders of a company with 150k+ employees,
- svnt 2y agoNot currently, sure, but that path is typically how they get there.
- rchaud 2y agoOr in HN parlance, "MBA management".