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Something similar happened to me during interview: The interviewer said something like: "What are your prospects for the future?" My response was something al
by maushu 16y ago
Something similar happened to me during interview:
The interviewer said something like: "What are your prospects for the future?"
My response was something along the lines of coding until I die, since I love coding.
His response to my answer still baffles me to this day: "Nah, you will end up as a manager sooner or later." He said this with such a conviction, as if it was the ultimate goal of being a code monkey.
Thanks but no thanks, I think I will keep coding.
- djhworld 16y agoInterviewers are usually HR who have no idea what they're going on about
- maushu 16y agoIn this case it wasn't a HR. It was a manager. (I'm guessing he was a developer before too.)
- plorkyeran 16y agoI'm guessing that he was once a developer who once loved coding and believed that he'd code until he died, then eventually tired of it and so assumes that everyone will do the same.
- Dylanlacey 16y agoI think people conflate management with being better at your job, but developers have the Maker mania. Managers don't get to make things, so why would we want to do that?