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Ask HN: Why do managers feel pride in saying that they are not technical?

1 pointsby devlifeover 3 years ago
This is not something new, but lately I have observed this behavior to be the in-thing with certain roles.

3 comments

readonthegoappover 3 years ago
I&#x27;ve never witnessed this.<p>I _have_ worked with many managers who were not technical, and readily said as much, and often had a lot of domain knowledge, and that&#x27;s what they were on the project for -- in addition to being the resident do-nothings -- which is now my job. :-D<p>Climb the ladder, do less, get paid more -- god i love america.
daviddever23boxover 3 years ago
Some folks like being forcibly restrained as a matter of course, though it wouldn’t be my first choice.
slaterover 3 years ago
It lets them off the hook for future questions and work.