Re:What happens to tech workers when their skills become obs...
by rakamotog on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:03AM
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They become managers?
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Re:What happens to tech workers when their skills become obs...
by jethro_tell on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:30AM
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That could use a 9mo boot camp. Just because you're good at code and even manage a project with some tech parts doesn't mean you'll be a great manager. Not usually from aptitude but because the thinking akillset is often different. It becomes less about how to solve a problem and more about should you solve the problem.
Re:What happens to tech workers when their skills become obs...
by ry_ry on Thursday September 12, 2019 @03:14AM
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Realistically for companies rolling their own managers, it should be a gradual multi-year process.
Initially mentoring less experienced developers, then into running a small team, scaling up the managerial aspects and learning to let go of the code, hire great people and trust them to deliver over time.
The modern industry moves faster than that, new roles are machine gunned into our inboxes, we are told you can't stand still or you're hurting your own career.
Those aren't mutually exclusive situations, but it's certainly made more difficult by their orthogonality.