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All managers make mistakes; good managers acknowledge and repair

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308 points matheusml | 3 comments | 22 Aug 25 12:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.252s | source
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harimau777 ◴[22 Aug 25 13:18 UTC] No.44984315[source]▶
I think the problem is that there's a difference between a good manager and a manager who keeps their job.
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1. apwell23 ◴[22 Aug 25 13:36 UTC] No.44984534[source]▶
despite talk of "great flattening" I've found that management seems to be strangely immune from layoffs compared to ICs.

enterprises just love layers and layers of management. can't get enough of it. No CEO has ever seen a management layer he didn't like.

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2. game_the0ry ◴[22 Aug 25 14:06 UTC] No.44984864[source]▶
> management seems to be strangely immune from layoffs compared to ICs.

This is super common and a very bad sign. As an employee, you are disposable in this type of culture, though it should go without saying.

> enterprises just love layers and layers of management. can't get enough of it. No CEO has ever seen a management layer he didn't like.

Bc more warm bodies in your org looks better on the resume. Managing 200 people on paper is more impressive than managing 20.

3. empiko ◴[22 Aug 25 14:44 UTC] No.44985297[source]▶
True. Also paradoxically, managers are the most likely to have negative value for the company, running entire departments or projects into the ground. Yet you rarely see this being reflected.