Every company should set a 6 month trial period on engineers turned managers. I only know one or two engineers who ended up enjoying it. It's far, far more lik

Every company should set a 6 month trial period on engineers turned managers. I only know one or two engineers who ended up enjoying it. It's far, far more likely to dip your toes into it with enthusiasm and realize you hate it. It's not about not trying hard enough, about social skills, or it being "a totally new job with a new skill set and you're not used to it yet". It's about your personality type. Ask yourself: Do you like being in charge of people, or do you like being in charge of the codebase? Do you like solving your problems by asking people to do specific tasks for you, or would you rather solve a problem yourself? Would you rather take a breadth first depth first approach to you work? Are you good at planning, logistics, and deadlines, or are you more comfortable with going with the flow?