[Barrin92]

I think it just takes a different view of management. If you think of management as a sort of permanent, exclusive role like in a traditional large company then yes it's hard to justify.

But in this case a young employee got the chance to lead a small team of three people, and as long as the company keeps an eye on it, management can be learned just like everything else, and if it doesn't work out then that's okay as well.

I think it's much healthier to see management roles as horizontal and as a process that everyone should try out, even early, rather than this status role that you have to climb into. Managers are part of a team and the best way to learn to manage is by doing it. You can have a great impact on the life of a young person if you give them responsibility even if they themselves don't think they can do it.

[tnel77]

At a previous company, management pushed for all the Scrum Masters to be level 1 engineers. It felt like I knew nothing and was then being asked to lead my team of 6. While it was intimidating, it was a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow. 90% of my time was still spent coding, but that 10% was spent communicating with other teams and working out any issues that popped up across the 7~ scrum teams. It was a lot of fun and I only stepped down from the role so a young lady on my team (also a level 1) could give it a try.