I didn't like it, and after about a decade I went back to being a developer. Management may suit you but, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, even if you're

I didn't like it, and after about a decade I went back to being a developer. Management may suit you but, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, even if you're at a 'good' company you'll probably spend a lot of your time neck deep in politics. For me this just wasn't enjoyable or fulfilling, I could do it, my soft skills are ok, but it just wasn't for me. Arguing the toss with Sales or other non-technical people for 40 hours a week was not how I wanted to spend the rest of my working life. Going back to being a dev was the best thing I ever did, I make the same money as I made in management without the hassle. I still manage dev teams sometimes, but make sure to keep away from the board room. I'm not ruling out ever going back into management but it would have to be a team and an idea I really cared about.