I mean, I’ve turned down management positions to stay in my software role. Been doing that for more than a decade. The one time they put me in charge of an intern, it was a mess. And I’m not… I’m…
I’ve been in management positions a couple times and my managers didn’t like that I basically let my direct reports do their jobs without me interrupting them and having meetings all the time.
Now I avoid management because it’s a pain running a non-hierarchical organization inside a hierarchical one.
“Hey Sam, you like writing code and are good at it! So good at it, we decided to give you an opportunity: how about you spend your time talking to people instead, huh?”
I asked my mother the same when I was a kid (why did you not become a boss), and she said she did not want to. Once I started working, I understood and agree 100%.
Yes, but I don’t know whether OOP is filtering for or against tylenol.
probably for, people generally don’t post things that overtly ableist in this sub
Yeah see this is why I just list my job title. I don’t know any NT who stay software engineers very long once a management position opens up.
I mean, I’ve turned down management positions to stay in my software role. Been doing that for more than a decade. The one time they put me in charge of an intern, it was a mess. And I’m not… I’m…
Hold on, gotta get a diagnosis quick…
I’ve been in management positions a couple times and my managers didn’t like that I basically let my direct reports do their jobs without me interrupting them and having meetings all the time.
Now I avoid management because it’s a pain running a non-hierarchical organization inside a hierarchical one.
“Hey Sam, you like writing code and are good at it! So good at it, we decided to give you an opportunity: how about you spend your time talking to people instead, huh?”
There’s a reason every major software developer has separate career tracks from engineer to senior/principal/architect or manager.
It’s extremely costly to Peter principal your brightest engineers.
My mother turned down at least one management offer saying something on that note.
“I like working with software. I don’t like working with people.”
I asked my mother the same when I was a kid (why did you not become a boss), and she said she did not want to. Once I started working, I understood and agree 100%.