Why Good Developers Are Promoted into Unhappiness (2007)

Re:Why Good Developers Are Promoted into Unhappiness (2007) by maxxxxx on Sunday April 28, 2019 @11:31AM (#19771627)

There is nothing wrong with stagnating but in a lot of companies the stagnation level for engineers is pretty low compared to management. You also have to deal with the fact management has decision power so you often get overridden by less qualified people who happen to be in management.

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Re:Why Good Developers Are Promoted into Unhappiness (2007) by mutt2016 on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:24PM (#19771980)

True.. But engineers often have more knowledge than judgement. Engineers are often too cautious to run businesses successfully. This isn't a blanket statement, but engineering school does not make an entrepreneur or even create much business savvy.

Engineers are the most cautious lot I've ever worked with. Among the most intelligent, but I can't imagine them making ballsy market moves.

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Re:Why Good Developers Are Promoted into Unhappiness (2007) by maxxxxx on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:29PM (#19772018)

I am not talking about ballsy moves. I am talking about middle managers blocking things because they don’t understand them or they want to keep their own pet project relevant.

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Re:Why Good Developers Are Promoted into Unhappiness (2007) by fooddood on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:23PM (#19771971)

This is the biggest counterpoint to the article. I think a bad developer promoted to a position of management wreaks much more havoc than an unhappy good one.

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