Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio...
by a1369209993 on Friday July 09, 2021 @10:04PM
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> "typical" is applied to managers broadly
Yes.
> and then the negative characteristics you find fault with are inherent to the management role itself (and not necessarily the manager)
In the same sense that "typical" could be applied to, say, pickpockets broadly, and the associated negative characteristics are inherent to the pickpocketing role itself (and not necessarily the pickpocket)... sure? I don't really see why that would be a useful distinction, but I agree that it seems like a distinction you could make.
Yes.
> and then the negative characteristics you find fault with are inherent to the management role itself (and not necessarily the manager)
In the same sense that "typical" could be applied to, say, pickpockets broadly, and the associated negative characteristics are inherent to the pickpocketing role itself (and not necessarily the pickpocket)... sure? I don't really see why that would be a useful distinction, but I agree that it seems like a distinction you could make.