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Re:Things I've learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager by gambutin on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @01:25AM (#46776191)
I humbly disagree.

I want to be aware of enough to be productive, yes, but not so much that I get bogged down in the minutiae of corporate politics and can’t focus on my daily work.

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Re:Things I've learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager by DrBazza on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:34PM (#46798653)
Yes. I don't want to know the politics either, but on at least one occasion, for me, it gave me a very good and correct indicator of when to jump ship and saved me a lot of uncertainty (i.e. unemployment).
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