A friend of mine quit his job when they essentially forced him into management. To your point it would have been a slight increase in salary. But much more work

A friend of mine quit his job when they essentially forced him into management. To your point it would have been a slight increase in salary. But much more work that he didn’t enjoy and considerably less flexible work environment. You’re right these things should be obvious to companies. The things most good programmers enjoy and value are rarely the same things that managers, even good ones, are looking for.