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If your colleague doesn't want the role, and is struggling, just go talk to them. Maybe it's some sort of sharing of the responsibilities of the role between th

If your colleague doesn't want the role, and is struggling, just go talk to them. Maybe it's some sort of sharing of the responsibilities of the role between the two of you. Maybe you both work with their boss (your boss too?) to transition them out of the role. Maybe they tell you "no, I got this", which informs some of the next steps you need to take. I've seen the exact situation you're describing a few times, and in each time the person was happy to abdicate. While that's not always going to happen, sometimes people are happy to get the relief of not carrying that burden anymore. Best of luck!

Scarblac 7y ago
I agree. Where I work being tech lead is mostly a chore, an extra really ill-defined work load that doesn't even pay extra (being prepared to take up the role when asked is something expected of people being paid as medior/senior developers). Talking to tech lead may lead you to the conclusion that you should just work on improving what you think needs improving, it's possible that actually wearing the "tech lead" hat is more trouble than it's worth.