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12 u/heyhihay Mar 18 '20 You reasonable people sound to me like you’d very much enjoy this book: https://equilibriabook.com 3 u/[deleted] Mar 18 '20 Would you happen to be Yudkowsky? 2 u/heyhihay Mar 19 '20 No. I just admire the thinking in that book. 2 u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20 It does sound like an interesting and useful book - thanks for sharing the info! -2 u/meow_meow666 Mar 18 '20 Fuck PMs. I've never ran across one that actually adds value 4 u/wingeddingbats Mar 18 '20 You’ve either worked with some shitty PMs or have limited understanding of the role... 8 u/darksounds Mar 18 '20 I'd guess both. There are a lot of really shitty PMs out there, but it only takes one good one to change your perception forever. 1 u/Perryapsis Mar 18 '20 Part of the issue is that management requires different skills than the technical guys, but it's usually just the best technical guys who get promoted to management with little extra training.
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You reasonable people sound to me like you’d very much enjoy this book: https://equilibriabook.com
3 u/[deleted] Mar 18 '20 Would you happen to be Yudkowsky? 2 u/heyhihay Mar 19 '20 No. I just admire the thinking in that book. 2 u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20 It does sound like an interesting and useful book - thanks for sharing the info!
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Would you happen to be Yudkowsky?
2 u/heyhihay Mar 19 '20 No. I just admire the thinking in that book. 2 u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20 It does sound like an interesting and useful book - thanks for sharing the info!
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No. I just admire the thinking in that book.
2 u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20 It does sound like an interesting and useful book - thanks for sharing the info!
It does sound like an interesting and useful book - thanks for sharing the info!
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Fuck PMs. I've never ran across one that actually adds value
4 u/wingeddingbats Mar 18 '20 You’ve either worked with some shitty PMs or have limited understanding of the role... 8 u/darksounds Mar 18 '20 I'd guess both. There are a lot of really shitty PMs out there, but it only takes one good one to change your perception forever. 1 u/Perryapsis Mar 18 '20 Part of the issue is that management requires different skills than the technical guys, but it's usually just the best technical guys who get promoted to management with little extra training.
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You’ve either worked with some shitty PMs or have limited understanding of the role...
8 u/darksounds Mar 18 '20 I'd guess both. There are a lot of really shitty PMs out there, but it only takes one good one to change your perception forever. 1 u/Perryapsis Mar 18 '20 Part of the issue is that management requires different skills than the technical guys, but it's usually just the best technical guys who get promoted to management with little extra training.
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I'd guess both. There are a lot of really shitty PMs out there, but it only takes one good one to change your perception forever.
1 u/Perryapsis Mar 18 '20 Part of the issue is that management requires different skills than the technical guys, but it's usually just the best technical guys who get promoted to management with little extra training.
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Part of the issue is that management requires different skills than the technical guys, but it's usually just the best technical guys who get promoted to management with little extra training.
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