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I agree it's easy to see it that way as an IC (I thought the same!). I think the more senior you become the more you will view impact from the lens of your team

• Jensson 4y ago
  There is a strong bias to focus on things that helps yourself, that is only natural. So IC's will focus too much on things that improve their career, managers will focus too much on things that improve their career, directors will focus too much on things that improve their career etc.
• izacus 4y ago
  Although, the more senior you become the more you also understand about using the best tool for the job. And burning away engineers time to do management tasks is not that.
• allenu 4y ago
  I'd say the higher you move up in management, the more and more your own goals should represent the business's goals. A lot of ICs don't really care about the business, however, and I think this is where promotions are used as a tool to get them to care. If you act in the interests of the business, the leadership of a company will (usually, but not always) reward you for your service to the business. Whether or not this is something you "should" do is up to you, in my opinion. As an IC, you can't make me care about a business. I'm there to get paid and gain career experience, the latter of which sometimes improves the business and sometimes not.
  • eggsmediumrare 4y ago
    This is why every time I take a management, I regret it. I don't care about any business and I'm beginning to suspect I'm incapable of caring about any aspect of the job other than the wellbeing of the people on my team.