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> For bigger teams (10+) you either need individuals who are very independent and driven, or have dependable line managers. that described internal Apple hardw
by jjtheblunt 1y ago
> For bigger teams (10+) you either need individuals who are very independent and driven, or have dependable line managers.
that described internal Apple hardware teams i was on for years, as having as flat as possible an org was a priority to prevent bureaucracy and fiefdom forming middle manager nonsense
- cutemonster 1y agoInteresting! How many people were you? There weren't any other informal power structures emerging?
- jjtheblunt 1y agothere were 20 to 30 people in a team, but all knew their areas and the nature of the hardware and regulatory and industry standards were such that people could self organize and work away in mass parallel fashion just fine like that. could be a case of fitting the problem domain really more than fitting human psychologies. early on there was one dude from India (brahmin) who kept complaining that he needed people to be reporting to him, rather than him being one of the workers, and that stuck out like a sore thumb, even with multiple brahmin indians in the group, and more americans, australians, brits, african etc...truly diverse by hiring for specialized talents.