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Re:Ask HN: Why are non-technical managers paid more than eng... by eb0la on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:37AM (#20623683)
I agree that Pay is status; but I believe with a bigger pay comes bigger responsability.

Landing on a role with bigger responsability must be properly compensated or you won't be able to fill the position.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are non-technical managers paid more than eng... by paulriddle on Friday August 09, 2019 @03:30AM (#20652046)
Correct, but I'd like to point out that responsibility does not imply consequences. If the higher-ups mess up they can blame it on those below them. Usually it is done in an indirect way by setting expectations. For a lot of people, if they are the ones setting expectations they mentally take themselves out of the equation, assuming they are good. They might be wrong.
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