@Moon @anonicus The "problem" with devs is there isn't an easily quantifiable metric a dumb manager can look at to see how they're doing. It's not like a factory line where you can count up widgets produced and see a 5% increase/decrease on the afternoon shift. Managers have to actually understand each dev and what they do individually, or else they're just relying on indirect numbers and "trust me bro".

Management science has not evolved as fast as IT over the last 30 years. They don't have a good scaling model for knowing each person 1-on-1, especially once outsourcing and remote work became the norm.