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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

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574 points frays | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hankchinaski ◴[28 Aug 25 00:06 UTC] No.45046793[source]▶
can someone with experience doing this shine some light? i have been offered this type of role from engineer to 50/50 (as i feel it) or 80/20 (as they say) IC and managing. in a series C startup. i feel like it’s never good to context switch. i never seen a tech lead or manager who did well both roles at once. am i crazy to think that the tech lead or manager role should be 100%? either go the IC track or the manager track. but i lack evidence to substantiate this idea of mine.
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1. icedchai ◴[28 Aug 25 01:22 UTC] No.45047250[source]▶
At early startups where people are focused on building and you have self motivated, mostly senior+ engineers or hands-on founder types, the 80/20 thing can work. The problems happen when you bring in a lot of other roles, less experienced folks, and more and more distractions build up. The 80% will become more like 30%.