Gokul Rajaram(@gokulr):MANAGERS: BE PROACTIVE One of my closest friends quit his role as Engineering Manager at a decacorn company after 2 years. I asked him why. He replied: "I have accepted that my role won't exist in 5 years, and I must make a proactive change. I need to become an IC Engineer again and manage agents vs managing people." People Managers: The flattening of orgs is one of the most legible trends across organizations of every size. Ignore it at your peril.

2026.07.11 16:24

MANAGERS: BE PROACTIVE One of my closest friends quit his role as Engineering Manager at a decacorn company after 2 years. I asked him why. He replied: "I have accepted that my role won't exist in 5 years, and I must make a proactive change. I need to become an IC Engineer again and manage agents vs managing people." People Managers: The flattening of orgs is one of the most legible trends across organizations of every size. Ignore it at your peril.

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