Comments by "baboon" (@baboon_baboon_baboon) on "How To Tell if You Have a Terrible Manager (From a Principal at Amazon)" video.

  1. In my experience, signs of a bad manager: - Doesn’t hold to their end of the promise. - Can’t explain clearly why they can’t promote (what do you need to work on, does the company not have enough funds, etc). - Is technically weak. They don’t understand good system design or understand key aspects of codebase. - Doesn’t protect their employees. - Blatant toxic traits, harasses people, etc. - Acts as an echo for their manager (ie they are just a lapdog). - No ambition. - Doesn’t help monitor the system (ie dashboards, alerts, takes part in on call). - Doesn’t keep up with modern technologies and cant help decide what’s best fit for team. - Isnt a well rounded engineer or specific expert. - Isnt socially aware, has good reading comprehension skills, and communicates clearly.
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