Good vs Bad Managers

The cluster focuses on debates about the qualities and effectiveness of managers, including the idea that employees quit bad managers rather than companies, and what good management entails.

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Sample Comments

hinkley Jul 24, 2024 View on HN

People don't quit bad companies, they quit bad managers.

zamnos Feb 25, 2023 View on HN

Sounds like you have good manager! Management is there to manage. Sometimes, surprisingly, they actually do!

yarrel May 6, 2020 View on HN

You give managers too much credit.

hotstickyballs Oct 24, 2025 View on HN

That's the job of a (good) manager.

ashtonkem Oct 23, 2021 View on HN

Managers aren’t inherently useless; just the ones you’ve had.

2muchcoffeeman May 13, 2022 View on HN

If your manager does that, they are not very good at their job.

seb1204 Oct 26, 2022 View on HN

There is truth in the saying that people don't leave companies but managers.

hijinks Mar 20, 2023 View on HN

because how else will bad managers know people they manage are working?

beckingz Jul 6, 2022 View on HN

Good managers can make more elsewhere?

Mountain_Skies Jun 13, 2021 View on HN

Companies don't, managers often do.