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Everybody wants a manager that has engineering experience, but nobody wants to be that manager.

• _blk 8mo ago
  I'm a freelance interim EM and I do it for the same reason the article explains: I genuinely enjoy it. I love engineers and I love tech. I still code daily but I'm not the guy that delivers at the pace of some of the amazing engineers that I had the privilege to work with. I love putting others ahead of myself wherever I can and it's never cost me anything, so I'm not afraid to do it again. I love telling the engineers how what they do actually matters because they're too focused on the work to sometimes see why changing goals doesn't mean their work and efforts were wasted and I also love shielding them from the corporate mess upstairs (that I somewhat masochistically don't even dread being part of)... So, yeah, I really love my job and if one of my guys (or gals) wants that too, the more of a joy it is to me to mentor them into that process.
  • zhivota 8mo ago
    I didn't know freelance interim em was a thing, interesting role.
• 8note 8mo ago
  ive had that manager a few times. its quite nice, but also, parents do a better job than non-parents