Have you ever managed developers? It is incredibly hard and intellectually-demanding (albeit using a different part of the brain / areas of intelligence.) I tri

Have you ever managed developers? It is incredibly hard and intellectually-demanding (albeit using a different part of the brain / areas of intelligence.) I tried my hand at it for a few years and went back to development which was much more intellectually satisfying and much less stressful. It will depend on the company/team/* of course, but don't think that because your manager isn't visibly grinding through programming tasks that she/he isn't just as intellectually competent or taxed as you. You may just not be mature-enough in the industry to see it yet.