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Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Decent Manager? by nobodyandproud on Friday July 26, 2019 @03:41AM (#20533065)
Not very encouraging, but the coding horror post refers to the name. Not the underlying need for the code.

One of my jobs is to mentor, which is something I liked doing in my prior job (different company).

I also understand the business reasonably well so hopefully there’s something I can offer my people.

Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Decent Manager? by artsyca on Friday July 26, 2019 @04:42AM (#20533307)
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here' is my best advice to you fellow, but that you actually care is a promising sign. Most managers I've had the displeasure to work with have gamed the heuristics until they've lost all meaning as if they'd never even stumbled upon Goodhart's law