Re:First, Let's Fire All The Managers
by kabdib on Monday December 16, 2013 @11:48AM
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The best managers I've had are ex-coders who have fully realized they cannot both code and do a good job as a manager.
I had one really good coder cow-orker who became my manager. He tried, and it was pretty poignant at times, but eventually realized the truth. Until he did, he mostly sucked at both jobs.
Re:First, Let's Fire All The Managers
by weland on Monday December 16, 2013 @02:31PM
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Yeah, this pretty much sums up what I've seen as well. I know good ex-coders who became good managers, but the stepping stone to doing it was having to stop writing code.
I had one really good coder cow-orker who became my manager. He tried, and it was pretty poignant at times, but eventually realized the truth. Until he did, he mostly sucked at both jobs.