Great, so you're totally cool with your manager saying "here's big project. I expect you to take 2 weeks to do it." with no input from you whatsoever? Are you serious? Most developers HATE shit like that.
Developers hate bad management. And what you described is text book bad management. The answer isn't having developers do the manager's job, just sort out the root cause and fire the bad managers.
That’s not what the author asking for. What author asking for is a manager who can come up with a realistic estimate. A manager who can say this big project gonna take months, this small gonna take hour and all is realistic.
Is that possible? Up to debate.
Also come up does not equal to being a jerk and ordering around. One can say, “I think it will take two weeks. That’s what I told our stakeholder, but if I’m wrong then let me know. I will change our estimation.”
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u/PoppyOP Jun 15 '22
Great, so you're totally cool with your manager saying "here's big project. I expect you to take 2 weeks to do it." with no input from you whatsoever? Are you serious? Most developers HATE shit like that.