I got "demoted" from being a Director and Fellow at a small company to being a Senior SWE at Google, with a significant pay bump even after taking into account

I got "demoted" from being a Director and Fellow at a small company to being a Senior SWE at Google, with a significant pay bump even after taking into account bay area prices. I kept telling my old boss that I didn't want to manage, and eventually got the Fellow title instead of Director. I felt like I was stagnating. Now I'm on my way to Senior Staff SWE, and I keep telling my managers that I don't want to manage, which so far has been working OK. I've got enough responsibilities at home (3 teenagers) and at work that I don't feel like I need additional "children" to manage. Maybe I'll feel differently once my kids are a little older, but right now I've got plenty on my plate without worrying about others' careers and the millions of additional meetings that managers have.