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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by dehrmann on Sunday February 16, 2020 @12:16PM (#22342522)
> You offer a service, and they pay for that.

No, the company pays for that. A manager's job is to help ICs be effective and to help the company make the most of ICs' work.

My first manager told me something really good: don't look at it as a boss telling people what to do. ICs manage code, the manager manages people.

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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by samdoidge on Monday February 17, 2020 @08:16AM (#22347426)
IC = ?
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by cco on Monday February 17, 2020 @11:56AM (#22348946)
Individual Contributor, i.e. someone that produces, not manages.
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by wmblaettler on Monday February 17, 2020 @08:56AM (#22347689)
Individual Contributor
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Re:1-on-1 meeting questions by loco5niner on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:03PM (#22361360)
Individual Cog.
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