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ClumsyPilot on Jan 27, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work

> management is apparently incapable of managing

That’s frequently the fundamental issue really.

Measuring a developer’s productivity as an IC is fairly easy. Measuring quality of manager’s decisions is tricky

InDubioProRubio on Jan 27, 2025 [–]

Lets just add a metric (like loc or stockprice) - that will solve things. Gambling metrics will continue till lipservice improves.

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