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		tome on Aug 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does mana... > In most companies, a manager's status is determined almost entirely by how many people he or she manages That's interesting. Not the total compensation of the people she manages?

groby_b on Aug 17, 2017 [–]

Nope. Total compensation requires nuance and access to the data. Headcount, everybody can see.

And so, off we go to empire-build. It's a pretty hard impulse to resist. Especially since many places consider "growth" the ultimate goal.

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