Meta to Ask Many Managers to Become Individual Contributors or Leave

Re:Meta to Ask Many Managers to Become Individual Contributo... by the_af on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:45PM (#34699290)

> Well, generally the team would still have an EM, just not that EM

If there is an EM role, I don't see the problem. I took TFA to mean "become an EM who also codes".

> What stops any IC doing that?

Nothing, but an IC has by definition time to tackle big problems. Also, other ICs are their peers. An EM+IC has no time to tackle big problems -- or if they do, then they are neglecting their management role -- and so by default will tend to focus on nitpicking or small tasks. Tasks that are best done by junior level ICs.

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Re:Meta to Ask Many Managers to Become Individual Contributo... by rsynnott on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:51PM (#34699387)

> I took TFA to mean "become an EM who also codes".

I don't _think_ that's what they're saying. I read it as "we have too many EMs; would some EMs like to un-EM, please?

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Re:Meta to Ask Many Managers to Become Individual Contributo... by the_af on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:07PM (#34699651)

Oh. In that case I misunderstood TFA. Wouldn't be the first time! In that case, I agree with you: no problem with an EM going back to an IC role.

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