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I think that a "no managers" system can work either with a very small number of employees (<15) or in a company of very, very talented people, but if you need t
by debacle 13y ago
I think that a "no managers" system can work either with a very small number of employees (<15) or in a company of very, very talented people, but if you need to hire fast, you're going to sacrifice hiring quality, and wind up with people who may not be the best.
The "GitHub Debacle" seems to be more an issue of a lack of professionalism and an unwillingness to confront serious problems (a bully non-employee spouse in the office creating trouble for what sounds like a good employee) before they came to a head.
- glesica 13y ago> ...very, very talented people... But what does that mean? People who are very, very good at building software aren't necessarily good at interacting with others or following basic social rules. Same goes for any field (replace "building software" with "practicing law", for instance). Tricky to hire only people who are very, very good at everything necessary for a healthy culture.
- debacle 13y agoBut if you aren't in the kind of bind that a company like GitHub is in, or any company that needs to grow quite fast, you can hire and fire at your leisure, creating the team that you need.
- eterm 13y ago> you can hire and fire at your leisure That's very US centric advice, in many countries you absolutely cannot fire someone "at your leisure".