> Do you know how to defuse an entrenched argument between coworkers, help a burned out coworker get out of a rut, or tell someone they're not doing a great job without making them furious? Managers do.
Ehh, maybe if you're lucky. But I wouldn't count on it. Frankly I'd just be happy with not getting a stick in the eye
> Likewise, we can ONLY write off marketing, sales, management, design, product, HR, etc etc etc etc as less important because "they're not technical" if we choose to ignore that they are very technical.
Design requires a lot of hard skills... how many people here could open up photoshop or indesign and not get overwhelmed by the magnitude of features? Seems like a really lazy example
The real distinction is between people who actually work on real products and all the auxiliary people who exist to facilitate business process. Like the difference between a professor and a uni administrator. The former rightfully deserves more props than the latter
Ehh, maybe if you're lucky. But I wouldn't count on it. Frankly I'd just be happy with not getting a stick in the eye
> Likewise, we can ONLY write off marketing, sales, management, design, product, HR, etc etc etc etc as less important because "they're not technical" if we choose to ignore that they are very technical.
Design requires a lot of hard skills... how many people here could open up photoshop or indesign and not get overwhelmed by the magnitude of features? Seems like a really lazy example
The real distinction is between people who actually work on real products and all the auxiliary people who exist to facilitate business process. Like the difference between a professor and a uni administrator. The former rightfully deserves more props than the latter