> Management isn't a "next step" for developers but an entirely different career path. You don't naturally progress into it, and no one owes it to you. It takes

> Management isn't a "next step" for developers but an entirely different career path. You don't naturally progress into it, and no one owes it to you. It takes a whole new skill set and lots of deliberate work to make the switch. Really love this phrasing. It's so so true. It took me almost ten years to make the jump from when I decided its what I wanted to do (because at the time I was just a junior desktop support person). It has been worth it though.