Charity Majors • 1/5/2024

Questionable Advice: “My boss says we don’t need any engineering managers. Is he right?”

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The article presents a dilemma from a VP of Engineering whose CEO, a former engineer, refuses to allow dedicated engineering managers, arguing they are a luxury for a startup. The author analyzes the conflict, arguing for the necessity of managers by exploring organizational hierarchy from a systems theory perspective, countering the view that managers are mere overhead.

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