As an EM I handle the two dozen bullshit things that come up each day that none of my ICs care to deal with (usually rightfully so). Who wants to spend time: w

As an EM I handle the two dozen bullshit things that come up each day that none of my ICs care to deal with (usually rightfully so). Who wants to spend time: writing new job descriptions, interviewing, handling administrative duties, setting expectations with the executive team, working out cross-functional team logistics, making sure people aren't overworked, making sure company and personal career goals align, creating opportunities for training, deflecting insane requests, onboarding new members, purchasing equipment for people, let alone doing technical things like participating in architecture discussions, doing code reviews, pair programming, and as a rare treat maybe actually fix a bug? My teams tell me I do right by them, and I hope that is true. If I ever went back to being an IC though I'd be thrilled to have a manager willing to shield me from all of this busy-yet-necessary work. As a former engineer I understand the value of being able to keep your head down distraction free.