> The role of "Management" is supposed be the oversight and allocation of human resources and other assets towards the completion of the org's stated goals. N

> The role of "Management" is supposed be the oversight and allocation of human resources and other assets towards the completion of the org's stated goals. Not really. In theory, management should be about growing your team member and maximizing the team's output. There are many ways to do so, and of course many disfunctional (sub)organizations where it is mostly about "playing the game". Good management is hard, and indeed in many cases, doing the right thing is harder than as an IC. There is definitely some BS involved in any setup. But having a positive impact on your report's career is really a wonderful thing, that beats any project I worked on as a coder.