> I'll realize "That wouldn't have happened here before you rose up the ranks. You've made all of these people's lives better."
Yeah so what, they might like you (if they even find out its due to your hard work) but if you don't enjoy it what's the point? Eventually you'll be just another manager who doesn't have up to date tech skills and is due to get laid off.
I went into middle management. It sucked. I went back into a senior dev role, tiny pay cut but much more employable and fun.
I'm a senior dev who could cross over if I wanted to, but when I see what the managers are doing on a day-to-day basis I realize I'm perfectly happy doing what I'm doing and making pretty solid money while I'm at it.
> I'll realize "That wouldn't have happened here before you rose up the ranks. You've made all of these people's lives better."
Yeah so what, they might like you (if they even find out its due to your hard work) but if you don't enjoy it what's the point? Eventually you'll be just another manager who doesn't have up to date tech skills and is due to get laid off.
I went into middle management. It sucked. I went back into a senior dev role, tiny pay cut but much more employable and fun.