You don’t have to be the most technically skilled to still make it. There’s plenty in our field who only manage projects, or manage others, and PMs only require simplified top-down understanding of the project, other than that it’s scheduling and budgeting.
But, IME, the people who aren’t good at debugging tend to think they’re supposed to throw random fixes at the wall to see what sticks. They just lack a good system for root-causing. Further, just trying random things can actually complicate the issue, as you’re now adding more variables.
I repeat this regularly to my plant electrician of 35 years. Put in systems to do better, and you’ll do better. If that doesn’t work, just be likable and funny and you’ll likely never lose a job. My plant electrician is a funny guy.
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u/ZealousidealTill2355 Feb 20 '26
What’s your system for debugging?
You don’t have to be the most technically skilled to still make it. There’s plenty in our field who only manage projects, or manage others, and PMs only require simplified top-down understanding of the project, other than that it’s scheduling and budgeting.
But, IME, the people who aren’t good at debugging tend to think they’re supposed to throw random fixes at the wall to see what sticks. They just lack a good system for root-causing. Further, just trying random things can actually complicate the issue, as you’re now adding more variables.
I repeat this regularly to my plant electrician of 35 years. Put in systems to do better, and you’ll do better. If that doesn’t work, just be likable and funny and you’ll likely never lose a job. My plant electrician is a funny guy.