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Re:Ask HN: What lessons did you learn from your best or wors... by mmcnl on Saturday May 15, 2021 @06:33PM (#27169608)
Shielding is a tricky thing. Shielding is nice, less stuff to worry about, but also reduces transparency. In the end you're not working for your manager. Your manager will not use the thing that you are building. I would say that any mature organization doesn't need a manager to shield the team, the team should be able to that themselves.
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Re:Ask HN: What lessons did you learn from your best or wors... by roland35 on Monday May 17, 2021 @07:18AM (#27182210)
I think shielding doesn't necessarily mean lack of transparency, if they are a good manager they should be able to provide you context and information about the bigger picture while still protecting your time and representing your interests in meetings with higher ups and peer groups.
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Re:Ask HN: What lessons did you learn from your best or wors... by beckingz on Saturday May 15, 2021 @09:45PM (#27170513)
Lot of immaturity out there in that case.
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