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Good Engineering Managers Just "Don't Exist"
hype7 writes "Here's a provocative article; the VP of engineering of a Sequoia-backed startup in Silicon Valley makes the case that good engineering managers aren't just hard to find — that they basically don't exist. The crux of his argument? The best engineers get all the benefits of being leaders, but without needing to take on the rather painful duties of management. So they choose not to move up. Compare this to the engineers who aren't as strong, and use the opportunity to move up as a way to get their voice heard."
True, in 1970, they were paid about 50x the average salary. That's highly paid!
Of course today, they are paid 350 to 535 times the average salary. That's obscene!
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
Actually, I've seen many situations where the top person (or people) on a team make more than the manager. It's actually pretty common in tech.