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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by tome on Thursday August 17, 2017 @06:59AM (#15035533)
> In most companies, a manager's status is determined almost entirely by how many people he or she manages

That's interesting. Not the total compensation of the people she manages?

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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by groby_b on Thursday August 17, 2017 @10:03AM (#15036843)
Nope. Total compensation requires nuance and access to the data. Headcount, everybody can see.

And so, off we go to empire-build. It's a pretty hard impulse to resist. Especially since many places consider "growth" the ultimate goal.

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