I like the shit umbrella metaphor. I have recently taken up some PM-type work, even though I am technically an engineer, and a junior one at that. Now it is mos

I like the shit umbrella metaphor. I have recently taken up some PM-type work, even though I am technically an engineer, and a junior one at that. Now it is mostly cleaning up some stuff and keeping other engineers out of the wind. Things like making overviews of calls in a certain time-period, and making sure contracts are set-up. Stuff that most developers could not be bothered with, but I enjoy it. So for me doing PM work is actually more of a horizontal promotion, doing some different work because I like it, while I am definitely not "in charge" of any people now. I guess my point is that even picking up PM work can be a horizontal promotion.