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streetvues t1_ivsrjdo wrote

Reply to comment by Tactical45 in [OC] Tech Layoffs in 2022 so far, percentage of total workforce by PieChartPirate

What are the biggest misconceptions people have?

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AxelNotRose t1_ivt9bpe wrote

Not the person you asked but I find that good PMs are difficult to differentiate on paper vs. Poor or unqualified PMs due to the fact that what usually makes a PM stand out are their soft skills. Skills such as how to communicate, how to create relationships, how to find balance between being an ass to get shit done vs. Being understanding about potential delays, and so on. Soft skills are difficult to quantify on a written resume. Everyone can write "excellent communication skills". It's not quantifiable like knows this prpgramming language or this application suite or whatever. During the interview process, you have to ask SAR type questions to differentiate the good ones vs. The bad ones.

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ComposerOne t1_ivuz2fg wrote

I work with a lot of PMs. Our best PM , who just got poached for Google, was deeply technical. They were a data science lead previously. They also had fantastic soft skills (they weren’t a neck beard in a basement, almost sales level soft skills).

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AxelNotRose t1_ivv2sz4 wrote

Yeah, the tech skills a PM might have are a massive bonus to the function if they're PMing tech projects. They still need those soft-skills though. Without them, they end up drowning, especially in complex projects.

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Asterbuster t1_ivu4xxh wrote

Mmm, why people share 'knowledge' about topics they don't know much about. Reddit is fascinating.

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h737893 t1_ivtkhl6 wrote

bad pms need jobs too. If one identifies as a bad pm should they apply?

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R3lay0 t1_ivxee3l wrote

>bad pms need jobs too

Is this the UK conservative party's motto?

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Deadly_chef t1_ivu4gnf wrote

No. Fuck bad PMs, they can rot

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h737893 t1_ivvwh6y wrote

:( not everyone can be a star pm

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Deadly_chef t1_ivx1ct4 wrote

Change careers then, you get no sympathy from me

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h737893 t1_ivyoi6c wrote

Bad pms could have been good pms when they were younger and are now too old to change careers. :( (

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