Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manager to See

Re:Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manag... by WastingMyTime89 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:58AM (#35107935)

It’s very much part of the job at any organisation.

At any level, you have in front of you people with a lot on their plate, competing interests and different prioritisation abilities and it’s your role as a manager to give them enough information for them to prioritise adequately.

It might be straightforwardly reminding a developer that right now we really have to ship this feature or it might be subtly making a manager understand than it would be in their interest in the upcoming reorg if they were seen as a strong asset in solving a specific issue even it’s not directly part of their KPI and explicite goals.

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Re:Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manag... by p1esk on Saturday March 11, 2023 @04:26PM (#35112871)

My manager does not have to do this with me. We meet once a week where I update him on my progress for the projects assigned to me, or decide which next project I should take on. If anything impacts my ability to deliver, or if anything is unclear in terms of scope or priorities I talk to him on Slack to resolve it.

I am a professional. I do not need to be reminded about what I have promised to do. Maybe that's why I'm paid good money to do what I do.

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