I appreciate the offer. I've been managing for four years now. I've experienced a fairly substantial shift in mindset, not perfect, but most of the way to being

I appreciate the offer. I've been managing for four years now. I've experienced a fairly substantial shift in mindset, not perfect, but most of the way to being there. All signs (delivering on outcomes, ad hoc feedback, 360-reviews, career-progression) indicate I'm good at this. It is satisfying in many ways. It's also much more impactful; as a manager I can do much more to help people and companies succeed than I could as a software engineer. But it is nowhere near as satisfying as being an engineer was. Go to a conference for software engineers, everyone is pumped up, and excited about what is happening. At a similar conference for engineering mangers you would not find that same level of happiness. I certainly don't go home and read management books or blogs.