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Re:Who Needs a Boss? by wolfgke on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @10:10AM (#7465929)
> I, for one, need a boss. I don't necessarily need that person to tell me what to do, but I do need someone to remind me that the things that I do, whatever they may be, should be in the best interests of our company and its revenue stream. And I need someone to give me positive and negative feedback on my work, so I can improve my own productivity.

Why can't coworkers do that?

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Re:Who Needs a Boss? by logfromblammo on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @01:25PM (#7467281)
They can. But when acting in that capacity, they become a boss. For psychological reasons I cannot adequately explain, two people can be effective bosses of each other when they cannot be effective bosses of themselves. I think this is probably part of the basis for pair programming.
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