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		drpentode on Aug 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does mana... As a manager, what's the best way to respond when your VP or CEO asks you why you don't code a lot? I've been pressured to both code and manage. It takes two totally different mindsets to do that. It is really hard, and it usually means I end up not doing a good job at either.

tboyd47 on Aug 17, 2017 [–]

Yep - that's true. I dunno, and I'm facing the same issue myself. Wish I had a solution.

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