Timothy, I'd argue that you're making excuses. You're right that "things were different 100 years ago" as the OP suggests. However, this is the world in which we live.

Tech changes fast, yes. A good manager (or technician) can adapt to that simply by having better productivity. There are several styles of doing so.

What scares me more are people who don't know which hat to wear. When the tech hat is put on to do a simple task and the mgmt. hat is worn to do the same. Mgmt. is all about delegation and when managers feel the need to do tasks that their staff should be doing there is a disconnect.

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