FWIW, listen to your gut on what you would and wouldn't like. I liked the IDEA of management (having more control) and I moved into a director position with a smaller company. I learned a lot, including that I preferred development, and eventually went back to it (which paid $40k less but I was WAY happier every day). About 10 years later, I'm back up to what I was originally making but this time as an architect so I'm still able to do a pretty decent amount of coding, even if it's interspersed with less-fun activities. However, the architect role allows me the oversight to still make sure rookies don't go off in disastrous directions and projects are all done well, so it's a pretty nice spot to be in.
I like how you emphasis the IDEA of management over the actual execution of the role, I think I feel similarly, I like the idea of it but mostly because of the illusion of freedom that comes with it but I don't think I'd enjoy going to work everyday if I didn't get to build stuff. Or at least that's my thinking at this stage of my career anyway.
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FWIW, listen to your gut on what you would and wouldn't like. I liked the IDEA of management (having more control) and I moved into a director position with a smaller company. I learned a lot, including that I preferred development, and eventually went back to it (which paid $40k less but I was WAY happier every day). About 10 years later, I'm back up to what I was originally making but this time as an architect so I'm still able to do a pretty decent amount of coding, even if it's interspersed with less-fun activities. However, the architect role allows me the oversight to still make sure rookies don't go off in disastrous directions and projects are all done well, so it's a pretty nice spot to be in.
thanks for the reply!
You describe a role I hope to be at some point. An architect yet still doing a 'decent' amount of coding.
Same ☝️😅
I like how you emphasis the IDEA of management over the actual execution of the role, I think I feel similarly, I like the idea of it but mostly because of the illusion of freedom that comes with it but I don't think I'd enjoy going to work everyday if I didn't get to build stuff. Or at least that's my thinking at this stage of my career anyway.