Comments on: I’m not a Manager http://collegewebguy.com/2007/11/20/im-not-a-manager/ He’s employed at a university. He calls himself a web designer. These are his brain droppings. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: INAM http://collegewebguy.com/2007/11/20/im-not-a-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-59 INAM Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:26:10 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/2007/11/20/im-not-a-manager/#comment-59 How did I get here? I was about to respond to a mail sent to group of managers and senior engineers (about comp offs) and wanted find out if INAM is a popular acronym (like INAL). It is not but it should be. I have been an engineers for a long time. Tried to get into management a couple of times, both out of choice and not, and got back. The breadth and depth stuff makes a lot sense to me. I have discussed this with others, in these exact same words. There are some in engineering that go into breadth, the so called "solution architects". But I have a feeling they are managers more then engineers. One where I differ is that I am bad at it. I am a *very* good engineers, if I may say so myself. I still can easily work all night on a technical issue, did it last night. But hate staying up to update the spreadsheet, mpp, whatever. I dread having to tell someone to pull up his (or her) socks. And every time I do that the person complains I am being rude :-) This was awesome read. I rarely leave comments. I also rarely forward URLs. I have done both with this. - inam<i> How did I get here? I was about to respond to a mail sent to group of managers and senior engineers (about comp offs) and wanted find out if INAM is a popular acronym (like INAL). It is not but it should be.

I have been an engineers for a long time. Tried to get into management a couple of times, both out of choice and not, and got back.

The breadth and depth stuff makes a lot sense to me. I have discussed this with others, in these exact same words. There are some in engineering that go into breadth, the so called “solution architects”. But I have a feeling they are managers more then engineers.

One where I differ is that I am bad at it. I am a *very* good engineers, if I may say so myself. I still can easily work all night on a technical issue, did it last night. But hate staying up to update the spreadsheet, mpp, whatever. I dread having to tell someone to pull up his (or her) socks. And every time I do that the person complains I am being rude :-)

This was awesome read. I rarely leave comments. I also rarely forward URLs. I have done both with this.

- inam

]]> By: mike http://collegewebguy.com/2007/11/20/im-not-a-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-58 mike Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:37:05 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/2007/11/20/im-not-a-manager/#comment-58 Although it doesn't exactly describe me (I actually find myself more wide than deep, when it comes to work style), it's good to see I'm not the only one who's not enamored of management. Personality-wise, it just doesn't fit me. That didn't stop me from buying into the myth at my last job, but I think that was one of the reasons I hated every working minute of every working day (and then some) of those five years in the management position. Here, my title and job classification reflects management, but I'm a department of one, so I can generally handle my subordinates with no problem. Although it doesn’t exactly describe me (I actually find myself more wide than deep, when it comes to work style), it’s good to see I’m not the only one who’s not enamored of management. Personality-wise, it just doesn’t fit me. That didn’t stop me from buying into the myth at my last job, but I think that was one of the reasons I hated every working minute of every working day (and then some) of those five years in the management position. Here, my title and job classification reflects management, but I’m a department of one, so I can generally handle my subordinates with no problem.

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