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Product Managers used to be creators. Now they are mostly bureaucrats

by deathtrader666 on 6/22/24, 6:39 AM with 5 comments

  • by ggm on 6/22/24, 6:43 AM

    Former PM here. Cannot agree more. My right to create was constrained by process and I ceased to see myself as technological. I moved to comms, never been happier and I code for my own entertainment and to do sysadmin and data analytics in various ways.
  • by tamimio on 6/22/24, 7:02 AM

    The same applies to project managers, which is why I no longer work in that role. Just hire a competent team, and the "manager" role should be that of a "servant leader" rather than one who dictates the work. However, I am too pessimistic that this will happen anytime soon.