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I caught this perspective early, and would be very clear in interviews that I didn't ever want to be a manager. I had a lot of interviewers ask, "Don't you hav
by wccrawford 4y ago
I caught this perspective early, and would be very clear in interviews that I didn't ever want to be a manager. I had a lot of interviewers ask, "Don't you have any ambition?"
My answer was always that I did, I got to where I wanted to be, and I intend to stay there. I'm a programmer. I program. Ambition realized.
And with the money that programmers make, it seems even more ridiculous to suggest that I had no ambition while applying for a job as "senior developer" or "lead developer".
- Sohcahtoa82 4y agoManagement and engineering require two completely different skillsets and are two completely separate jobs. Just because someone is a great engineer doesn't mean they'd be a good manager. I'd be scared to work under a manager that doesn't acknowledge and believe this.
- 3-cheese-sundae 4y agoI’m in this position as well, but over time I’m becoming more concerned about getting pushed out of independent contribution by ageism.
- mattgreenrocks 4y agoLearn and do things other people say are hard, and that you find interesting.