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Re:Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small te... by tibbar on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @06:06PM (#45045915)
Not OP, but I think TLM works best when it's a transitional role. You have someone you want to groom into a full-time manager, and you have a team that you plan to grow over time. TLM itself is not that efficient, but can lead to strong full-time managers who understand the team really well and had time to grow into the role.
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Re:Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small te... by kelnos on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:25AM (#45049056)
I was thinking this too. Tech lead/developer and manager are two completely different jobs. I can see TLM as a useful transitional thing, while the person is being trained or mentored at being a manager (and hopefully not just thrown into the deep end). But 6 months, max 12, I think. Otherwise it just becomes a role where someone has two jobs and ends up overworked.
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