Comment by Aaargh20318
2 years ago
Congratulations, you've been working as a baker for 10 years and have perfected the art of making bread. You have now been promoted to butcher.
2 years ago
Congratulations, you've been working as a baker for 10 years and have perfected the art of making bread. You have now been promoted to butcher.
Umm, haven’t you just been promoted to bakery manager?
The point is that the jobs are completely different. They require different skill sets.
It's not a good point though, because one of the important traits of a good engineering manager is that they understand the work of the ICs they are managing (at least to a reasonable depth).
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... same as bakery manager? And in both cases it helps understanding underlying work, unless you don't just fill forms, organize meetings and chase/yell at people (then you can be easily cut&pasted elsewhere with same great results)
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Hmmmm a butcher would be like a business analyst in the software development world maybe?
Both still put they hands on the product, but in completely different perspectives.
Maybe a store manager would be more applicable?
Perhaps a car analogy would clear things up?
I have a friend who got promoted from QA to HR.
They say to get a promotion you need to already be acting at the level of your new role.
How the heck did that one work?
Instead of having been "promoted" to a shepherd?
Dammit. I was hoping for candlestick-maker.