I’m in a similar situation. If you are good at talking with people and managing them, then companies will naturally try to coax you into positions where that’s

I’m in a similar situation. If you are good at talking with people and managing them, then companies will naturally try to coax you into positions where that’s what you do. A lot of people can code, and naturally a smaller subset can code and manage people well. I believe that all you can do is be as honest as possible with your company without making ultimatums. See if they are receptive to changing your role so that you are doing more coding. I feel your issue though because it’s easy to think “but I started making a lot more money when I started managing people, if I go back to coding, will my pay still be justified? Will future raises/promotions be forfeited because I go back to coding. Is coding “going back”? Is this furthering or regressing my career? Etcétera. My only advice there is if you’ve successfully managed for a few years and you make the switch back to coding, to go back to management will not be hard, at your company or at another. Good luck