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But this isn't even true of many groups at Google, where people are managed by young (admittedly generally very smart) hotshot product managers without an engin
by radog 15y ago
But this isn't even true of many groups at Google, where people are managed by young (admittedly generally very smart) hotshot product managers without an engineering background.
- nostrademons 15y agoI admittedly don't know everything that goes on at Google, but last I heard, a PM would never be people-managing an engineer (although there's a separate "manager" track that sometimes ends up managing engineers), and all PM hiring required a CS degree or engineering background. There was a period of time (roughly 2004-2007) where Google hired a bunch of managers without engineering backgrounds, but they discontinued that practice a long time ago because they found it doesn't work so hot. I've heard that many of the worst offenders have since attritioned away.
- andrewflnr 15y agoHow does one get to be a "product manager" without having an engineering background? Is there a degree for that? Mostly-serious question.
- codeonfire 15y agoSales rep, analyst or consultant.