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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (40054)2/14/1999 3:51:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164685
 
Actually, the purpose of mid-level executives in technology firms is quite simple. The high level execs or the money-people don't want to associate with programmers or engineers. Programmers and engineers dont really care much for power structures, so the the mid-level managers exist to act as babysitters of a sort. I have friends working at dozens of large high tech companies in the valley and believe me, most mid-level managers are not hired for their technical prowess. They are hired only for their personality and ability to deliver team-spirit-goal stuff to the coders/techies.

>At the risk of not lightening this up, is this similar to "those that can do
>and those that can't teach?"

Glenn



To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (40054)2/14/1999 4:12:00 PM
From: Alomex  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164685
 
"those that can do and those that can't teach?"

Which in fact only shows that you attended a mediocre college.

In the places I've been to, those who can't leave and get a 9-5 job, while those who can stay, teach, do research and go on to win Nobel Prizes.


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