[rbanffy]

Have you ever been the manager of 30 incredibly smart people?

I can say from managing 10 very smart developers that no one can be their "boss". You have to make them want to do what needs to be done while convincing your own manager they are doing it. I you order them too frequently to do something they think is bad - for the product, for the company - they'll end up quitting.

It's like herding cats.

Edit: it's also a lot of fun.