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minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoTechnical managers exist. Yes, it’s a manager’s responsibility to understand the field he’s working in. He doesn’t need to be a more skilled engineer, but he needs to understand what his/her people are saying.
minus-squareLembot_0006@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month ago but he needs to understand what his/her people are saying. It isn’t enough to detect deliberate lies from an engineer like in this case.
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThere are ways to know. Did the manager ask for proof of concept? Asked for performance tests of the update and compared it to existing/baseline?
minus-squareLembot_0006@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month ago Did the manager ask How can I know? Plus engineer could easily lie as he did it right from the start.
Technical managers exist. Yes, it’s a manager’s responsibility to understand the field he’s working in. He doesn’t need to be a more skilled engineer, but he needs to understand what his/her people are saying.
It isn’t enough to detect deliberate lies from an engineer like in this case.
There are ways to know. Did the manager ask for proof of concept? Asked for performance tests of the update and compared it to existing/baseline?
How can I know? Plus engineer could easily lie as he did it right from the start.