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If money is what you're after, then changing companies is the way to go.. especially right now while the market is so hot. But if the idea of real people manag

by sbarre 5y ago

If money is what you're after, then changing companies is the way to go.. especially right now while the market is so hot. But if the idea of real people management, so supporting others and helping them grow and advance their careers (not just "being the boss"), is interesting to you, then these kinds of resources are great. Good people management is harder than it looks. I've been on a 2-year journey to learn the skills required to do it well because I am no longer interested in day-to-day coding, but I like the idea of staying close to the practice and helping more junior developers grow and get better. If you still have to code and be a manager, that sounds.. like a good reason to look for a job elsewhere. Unless you're talking about a tech lead role where you mentor and guide, which is different. But managing people's careers, helping them with salary conversations, HR stuff, job coaching and more.. that's a full-time job.

giantg2 5y ago
I basically want more money so I dont have to deal with the corporate BS forever. I would enjoy helping develop people though. I currently love being able to help people with technical issues. I wonder how much I would actually be able to help people within the BS corporate constraints. Switching companies won't help me. I need stability due to several family medical issues and a limited job market in my area (fully remote is not a great option for me, at least initially). I also wasted a large part of my career working on FileNet and Neoxam, so switching is not so easy with the limited experience in other tech. It seems most posting are for seniors and almost nothing for midlevels. "If you still have to code and be a manager, that sounds.. like a good reason to look for a job elsewhere." That's why I don't really want to do management at my company anymore. "But managing people's careers, helping them with salary conversations, HR stuff, job coaching and more.. that's a full-time job." That's my thought, but apparently my company doesn't think so.
pts_ 5y ago
Smug self fulfilling positions premised on socially engineering computer engineers.

by sbarre 5y ago

giantg2 5y ago

I basically want more money so I dont have to deal with the corporate BS forever. I would enjoy helping develop people though. I currently love being able to help people with technical issues. I wonder how much I would actually be able to help people within the BS corporate constraints. Switching companies won't help me. I need stability due to several family medical issues and a limited job market in my area (fully remote is not a great option for me, at least initially). I also wasted a large part of my career working on FileNet and Neoxam, so switching is not so easy with the limited experience in other tech. It seems most posting are for seniors and almost nothing for midlevels. "If you still have to code and be a manager, that sounds.. like a good reason to look for a job elsewhere." That's why I don't really want to do management at my company anymore. "But managing people's careers, helping them with salary conversations, HR stuff, job coaching and more.. that's a full-time job." That's my thought, but apparently my company doesn't think so.

pts_ 5y ago

Smug self fulfilling positions premised on socially engineering computer engineers.