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Ask HN: How do you manage up?

1 pointsby ziffusionover 4 years ago
I got burnt really badly on a recent gig because I couldn&#x27;t manage up too well.<p>It turned out that my manager (and up) had very little insight into software concepts and software development process.<p>They seemed happy to see all the architecture and design details we shared with them. But their trust and confidence didn&#x27;t come from actual comprehension of these. Minute anything went off track a bit, they would start to question everything. They would want to change tracks and change people. Needless to say this was VERY disruptive and wasted a lot of time and energy over and over again.<p>What are some of your war stories? How do you handle this?

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rukshnover 4 years ago
It napped to me recently I guess it’s just a part of the game<p>We just have to learn from it and move on to what we do next<p>Full story <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruky.me&#x2F;2021&#x2F;01&#x2F;26&#x2F;do-you-believe-in-fail-fast-and-fail-quickly&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruky.me&#x2F;2021&#x2F;01&#x2F;26&#x2F;do-you-believe-in-fail-fast-and-f...</a>