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by globalreset 1074 days ago
Manager are for managing low skilled workers that need supervision and help. The idea that you hire "the best SWEs" and then you have to slap a manager to oversee them like they are burger flippers is ridiculous on its face.

SWEs might benefit from some help from experienced technical leadership - someone to consult, get feedback from etc. and from bureaucratic assistance (help get paperwork out of the way), but typically "SWE manager" position is akin to fast-food chain manager in a SWE shop.
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lupire 1073 days ago
Managers manage the team direction and prioritization and alignment with other teams, not supervise the people working.

10 people working individually well but at cross purposes or unimportant but technically challenging work are a bad team.

Even the best elite burger flipper needs to switch to making fries if that's what the customer needs.

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