As you advance in any career, jobs become more and more
similar. There is a huge difference between a janitor, a
dentist and a marketer, but the manager overseeing the
janitors, dentists and marketers have a lot more in common.
The VPs in charge of the managers of janitors, dentists and
marketers have even more in common.
On the other hand the worst manager I've ever had came from a technical background.
I have no reason to believe that my best manager could successfully manage a team of janitors, dentists, marketers or software developers.
It's never gone well. :(
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I was willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt for most of the article. Never mind that it's incredibly banal, obvious advice from someone who followed a career that almost perfectly describes my idea of someone who doesn't really do anything.
His description of the interview process is hilarious, because the interviews are so transparently uninterested in finding out about any concrete skills the employee has.
Do I get a prize?