Re:Ask HN: Should I fire half of my team because their perfo...
by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @08:23AM
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>Personally I don't want such a culture in my own company.
Managers manage people. Most (all?) companies have them, how many sports teams do you know of without a coach? Sure a team works without a manager but managers definitely get the most out of a team, that's their raison d'etre.
It sounds like you're looking for something other than a company - a group of independently motivated individuals striving for personal goals that happen to be close enough aligned that some useful product results. It sounds like a FOSS project in that sense.
Managers manage people. Most (all?) companies have them, how many sports teams do you know of without a coach? Sure a team works without a manager but managers definitely get the most out of a team, that's their raison d'etre.
It sounds like you're looking for something other than a company - a group of independently motivated individuals striving for personal goals that happen to be close enough aligned that some useful product results. It sounds like a FOSS project in that sense.
Don't be afraid to fire yourself.