DHH - We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals

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by rmason • 2 years ago

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Do they not have product managers?

ksec• 2 years ago

We once more have no full-time managers whose sole function is to organize or direct the work of others. Everyone doing management here does so on the side, next to their primary work as an individual contributor.

i.e Their Product Manager will also contribute to the project and code directly rather than handing out task.

This isn't just a tech thing. In many other industry they are filled with people as manager but has zero idea how any work are accomplished. Without all these knowledge they cant judge and manage any team properly.

joshstrange• 2 years ago

On the flip side the best developers are not always (or even often) the best managers. I like technical managers but as someone currently managing and still contributing code I can tell you that they are 2 very different mindsets. Switching between them has a significant context switching penalty.

DHH - We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals

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