Charity Majors • 9/1/2020

The Official, Authorized List Of Legitimate Reasons For Deciding to Become a Manager

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This article critiques the socially acceptable reasons people give for moving into management roles and argues that many engineers become managers to fix organizational dysfunction, gain influence, and advance their careers, rather than purely altruistic motives.

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