[gatkinso]

How about a "no" to having product managers?

[saulpw]

Great, so, what are you going to build? Whatever the engineers want to play with?

[PapaPalpatine]

No. The engineers can talk to the customers and figure out what they want. Cut out the redundant middleman.

[brigandish]

Which engineer talks to the customer? That person shall henceforth be called the Product Manager.

[ckeck]

"Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"

[badgersnake]

If you market is engineers that’s not such a bad idea.

[saulpw]

Engineers notoriously don't buy things (at least not when they're acting as engineers).

[LtWorf]

Because they are never given budget to do so :D

[gorfian_robot]

Well, look, I already told you. I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to!! I have people skills!! I am good at dealing with people!!! Can't you understand that?!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!!!!!!

[skibz]

Somehow, I knew I'd run into an Office Space reference in this thread.

(Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNuu9CpdjIo&t=56s)

[mystified5016]

Project managers that behave this way is what's wrong with people.