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The whole of IT is about problem solving. First finding out what the problem is really is, and then using a methodical way of resolving it. HR don't have clue about that, and neither do most managers.
Ideally you want someone who not only has those skills, but also enough experience to chose the best way to solve it - the quick fix isn't usually the one.
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An extreme example.
The network went down every Tuesday morning - that's when the dust cart came round and the vibration rattled a switch that had a bad joint inside.
The one that made me lose my rag was when explaining that when it rained the phone line got so noisy it was unusable. I was told there was no fault on the line. I pointed out that it wasn't raining. They suggested that i call back when it is raining. I asked how could I call back when it was unusable. After a few rounds of this sort of thing I was asked to try a different phone and in the master socket, at which point I said (somewhat emphatically) It doesn't rain inside my house.
I actually knew what the fault was, and when I eventually got a an engineer to turn up. I pointed at the overhead cable and he immediately agreed to replace it. It was one of the ancient figure of 8 ones. The plastic had become brittle and cracked so when it got wet there was a nice path between the wires.
Skipped over to Devuan with the first release, Initially just the laptop to check it out. Had no issues at all and one at a time moved my other machines over. Since then I've upgraded with each new release. Works fine for me with no highly invasive mess crawling through everything. Oh and I also kill that other Poettering disaster, Pulseaudio - delete the server and no more snap, crackle and pop when I'm doing serious audio work.
In the dim distant past I worked for a firm that built complete bespoke Audio/Video systems in 6ft racks for people with more money than sense. If the whole lot came on at once it would take out quite hefty contactors, so each rack was fitted with these switchers. For one rather large auditorium we even have to have built a 'slow' sequential switch for the lighting system.
Indeed. However good managers are few and far between. When I found one I stuck with that company for over 20 years until I retired. I still drop in on the company office If I'm going that way, and recently visited the old boss (also retired) when I was on holiday to where he had moved.