If Your Boss Could Do Your Job, You're More Likely to Be Happy at Work
“Although we found that many factors can matter for happiness at work – type of occupation, level of education, tenure, and industry are also significant, for instance – they don't even come close to mattering as much as the boss' technical competence.”
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Engineering Team Management › Engineering > The Technical Engineering Manager: ““Although we found that many factors can matter for happiness at work – type of occupation, level of education, tenure, and industry are also significant, for instance – they don't even come close to mattering as much as the boss' technical competence.””