Unlike Babies, the Best Managers Come with Instructions

Re:Unlike Babies, the Best Managers Come with Instructions by kingbirdy on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:15PM (#21498921)

> in my 2+ decades of employment I've never had any sort of issues with management

Then you're incredibly fortunate. I've had to deal with management issues at multiple companies in a shorter span of time.

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Re:Unlike Babies, the Best Managers Come with Instructions by astura on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:25PM (#21498979)

Sure, but a README doesn't magically fix shitty management, if anything it just a justification for it.

Not to mention people are just horrifying bad at seeing themselves as others see them. I think of the scene in A Christmas Story when the kid expects to get a glowing review of his paper but instead got a D grade. It actually reminded me of a family member of mine who got called into his boss's office. He was bragging that he was going to get a bonus or promotion and instead he got a demotion due to poor performance and bad work ethic.

I've had five software jobs and five unskilled jobs.

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Re:Unlike Babies, the Best Managers Come with Instructions by kingbirdy on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:32PM (#21499039)

Oh, certainly. I think a README could've been helpful from good managers, but it could just as easily make bad managers worse.

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