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bigbadbruins92 t1_itvtv2u wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Alphabet is ramping up scrutiny of all its projects and cutting hiring in half as it tries to curb costs by chrisdh79

Product Managers are no longer afraid of pissing off engineers.

The engineers used to be able to push back, internally.

That, plus none of these companies having actual consumer technical support means the only feedback they get is from KPIs they define themselves. A lot of this crap is actually seen as successful endeavors...

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Destination_Centauri t1_itvznja wrote

F ' C K - B O S T O N !

G O - H A B S !

Sorry... sorry, couldn't help it.

But yes, I absolutely agree with your comment! Middle management is really destroying a lot of company reputations unfortunately, much to the dismay of the talented teams of engineers working below them.

Probably the best example of this tragedy: Boeing.

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coffeesippingbastard t1_itx0bws wrote

> Middle management is really destroying a lot of company reputations

I think this is inevitable for any large enough popular enough company.

SOOOOO many people in management consulting/finance who picked up some coding because "that's where the money is"

There is a non trivial amount of "influencer VCs" in social media.

Google/Meta will have to sort out their cultural cruft fast otherwise they'll go the way of IBM.

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