Tech employment seems an one-sided game where the employer and their indirect representatives (MGMT) have more power than the enployee. I don't believe in unions but if the best who actually bring value to the company are able to select the managers they report to, etc, my belief is that the overall tech community standards will improve. Right now, managers claim themselves as leaders and false advertise their credentials. Once you join, the person has to spend an obligatory year to avoid looking like a job hopper if the environment is toxic. The randomness and the deliberate rules of the game allows low quality leaders to survive. With bi-directional information, true selection can come into play. Folks interested in brainstorming more about how we can realize this in a legit manner, let me know. As always, look forward to great comments from the blind community.
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Worried that our top performer is an attrition risk. How do managers handle this?
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Avoid teams with only Chinese or Indians especially with a Chinese/Indian manager
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I haven’t done shit today!
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I’m Sooo Happy about Biden signing TikTok ban bill today!!
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Goodbye USA tech jobs
There are plenty of bad managers out there, but as with anything interpersonal it is hard to make a judgment in a vacuum. Perception of management of good or bad could vary wildly based on an individual's work style and personality. Ideally, part of the interview process and early stages are getting a feel for whether you would want to work with a manager or team up front.
Ack. I think the key might be to list traits and a rating. Nothing is negative. Some folks may like the micro management after all.
Yeah, it is just so hard to distill personality into some bullet points. It sucks but sometimes you just gotta work with a person for a while to find out how you function with them.