* Some of the article and commentary here read to me like Scrum is being equated with bad management, or a bad relationship with management. If the source of stress boils down to unrealistic deadlines and high workloads, then that problem will persist with a kanban process, or extreme programming, or "yolo free for all".
* A relationship is a two-way street. Yes its certainly possible that your manager is a dickhead, or incompetent, or both - but it is also possible that they don't know how unrealistic their expectations are because you have failed to PUSH BACK properly. A healthy relationship includes saying no, and explaining problems - that is part of a developers job.
* So many developers (my younger self included) WILDLY overestimate their ability to communicate effectively with non-tech people. The idea that you are going to go from having a bad management relationship, to talking to the business directly is... lets say "misguided". I'm still pretty bad at it, but at least I know that I'm lacking here - I'm very thankful for the people who are well versed in stakeholder management (which really is a skill).
* Some of the article and commentary here read to me like Scrum is being equated with bad management, or a bad relationship with management. If the source of stress boils down to unrealistic deadlines and high workloads, then that problem will persist with a kanban process, or extreme programming, or "yolo free for all".
* A relationship is a two-way street. Yes its certainly possible that your manager is a dickhead, or incompetent, or both - but it is also possible that they don't know how unrealistic their expectations are because you have failed to PUSH BACK properly. A healthy relationship includes saying no, and explaining problems - that is part of a developers job.
* So many developers (my younger self included) WILDLY overestimate their ability to communicate effectively with non-tech people. The idea that you are going to go from having a bad management relationship, to talking to the business directly is... lets say "misguided". I'm still pretty bad at it, but at least I know that I'm lacking here - I'm very thankful for the people who are well versed in stakeholder management (which really is a skill).