>The Chief of Product didn't like the optics of a non-PM being more successful than a PM in delivering work. Its crabs all the way down: https://en.wikipedia.o

>The Chief of Product didn't like the optics of a non-PM being more successful than a PM in delivering work. Its crabs all the way down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality That is one big reason I want to remain an IC for my career. There's slightly less ego to deal with and usually more passion among people compared to management. That passion is pretty much the main thing keeping me in this career.