Let me add that it’s also an incentives thing. I’ve seen software companies where management is an entirely different career path, and it makes a lot of less ta

Let me add that it’s also an incentives thing. I’ve seen software companies where management is an entirely different career path, and it makes a lot of less talented ICs focus away from the work, jockeying for a place on the management train. And why shouldn’t they? So if you want junior engineers to really try to learn and contribute don’t tell them “well, if you really suck as an IC and focus on socializing you can be the boss of everyone here”. It’s pretty self explanatory actually.