[PopGreene]

> If you’re a software engineer, you would probably agree with what Steve Jobs said.

No. I don't. I do believe that Jobs was being hyperbolic.

This article would seem to imply that most managers are 0.1X:

> In fact, you can see how hard it is to evaluate a software engineer from the process of big tech companies. The most common technical interview process for programmers is to ask them to solve very challenging programming questions.

Your engineers are already solving very challenging programming problems. If you can't work with that, you shouldn't be in management. Part of your job is to evaluate skills and compensate accordingly. If you can't manage that, you are a 0.1X manager.