>Add me to the list of people who acknowledge the problem but haven't heard any alternative.
Credentials like doctors and lawyers. You don't ask your surgeon for a demo before going in do you? Stakes are way higher and there are obviously bad doctors too.
Bad managers do way more damage than bad developers, and I don't think I've heard of managers having to mock manage a team for an hour, and I'm sure it's just as vulnerable to bullshitting.
What it really seems like is the lower end positions get the hoops to jump through while the upper level positions (manager and staff+ ICs) have it easy despite having way more impact and being paid more.
Credentials like doctors and lawyers. You don't ask your surgeon for a demo before going in do you? Stakes are way higher and there are obviously bad doctors too.
Bad managers do way more damage than bad developers, and I don't think I've heard of managers having to mock manage a team for an hour, and I'm sure it's just as vulnerable to bullshitting.
What it really seems like is the lower end positions get the hoops to jump through while the upper level positions (manager and staff+ ICs) have it easy despite having way more impact and being paid more.