I can relate to this. At my previous company, the first PM our team had was absolutely amazing. She had an engineering background but transitioned to management

I can relate to this. At my previous company, the first PM our team had was absolutely amazing. She had an engineering background but transitioned to management ten or so years ago. At some point, she was promoted and the replacement PM, while good, was not as good. Fast-forward to my current company, the PMs here are absolutely shocking. The people they report to have no clue. It seems like every PM at my company has fallen upwards, as a result of newly hired PMs quitting shortly after they join. Engineers here are technically competent, but lack direction. Projects spin up before requirements have been defined, leading to massive losses of time. I’ve considered reaching out to my former company’s PMs to offer a referral, but it’d be a disservice to them.