I have moved back and forth between technical and management several times in my career - there has been no problem getting a new job later on. The only issues

I have moved back and forth between technical and management several times in my career - there has been no problem getting a new job later on. The only issues is that I did not progress to 'senior management' as fast as I would have liked, but I always had an edge over average managers that did not understand the tech as well.