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Why Engineers Hate Their Managers (and What to Do About It)

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85 points signa11 | 1 comments | 24 Jun 25 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.518s | source
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EduardLev ◴[24 Jun 25 21:21 UTC] No.44371192[source]▶
This focuses on what managers should do differently, but not what engineers could do differently to make the relationship better. Improve their communication skills, document and evangelize their work, etc.
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1. sublinear ◴[25 Jun 25 05:52 UTC] No.44373995[source]▶
I love how many times I've heard "communication skills" wheeled out as an excuse for management's lack of deep focus on their team's work.