I venture my guess: Transitioning to a business role is all about connections. There is very little skill involved (MBA, years of experience, etc etc are not p

I venture my guess: Transitioning to a business role is all about connections. There is very little skill involved (MBA, years of experience, etc etc are not particularly meaningful except for middle management roles at major corporations, which still hire mostly on nepotism) And why would one move away from software eng? It's going to be decades before it is automated away. We still have cashiers and waiters despite both professions being nearly ready for complete roboticization and automation. Trust me, stay where the money is. The grass isn't greener, unless someone is offering you tons of money to be in the c-suite of a massive business for some reason.