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# My job doesn't need to exist?
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/my-job-doesnt-need-to-exist/
- Published: 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Rands: [The Product Engineer](https://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-product-engineer/?ref=birchtree.me)

> You don’t need Product Managers. There. I said it.

As someone who just moved into a product management role, you had best believe this line caught my eye. 👀

The post makes some reasonable arguments, although I think a lot of it is an argument against having *bad product managers*. I'd personally say that a weak link in product, design, or engineering brings down the whole team, so I'm amenable to the idea that a bad product manager will have a real impact on product quality on an otherwise high-functioning team. My general take is that teams operate best when engineers have product sensibilities, when product managers have a keen understanding of the product and its users, and when designers empathize with those users and understand what's technically possible.