Yeah. The middle management sucks. I am in the same situation and I think the better solution is: you get a tech lead position and then do the things on your ow

Yeah. The middle management sucks. I am in the same situation and I think the better solution is: you get a tech lead position and then do the things on your own schedule. Another alternative solution is to go to great team/companies to avoid this kind of middle management. The first line engineer always be played by the sucked middle management.