Then don't run engineering teams :) - assuming you can code. When I realized most software companies treat engineers better than they do managers, I switched.

Then don't run engineering teams :) - assuming you can code. When I realized most software companies treat engineers better than they do managers, I switched. I actually can't recall a single employer who didn't treat the engineers at least as well as the (non-executive) management. It's not a panacea, but there is a more regular sense of achievement and less BS.