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Re:Ask HN: I will quit my job as a PM to join a coding bootc... by busterarm on Saturday November 12, 2016 @08:29PM (#12941295)
This. And if you do end up programming and you demonstrate any experience managing projects, you will end up in that role again, just with less respect for it and less money.
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Re:Ask HN: I will quit my job as a PM to join a coding bootc... by andai on Saturday November 12, 2016 @09:44PM (#12941557)
Mgmt > Mgmt + Dev ?
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Re:Ask HN: I will quit my job as a PM to join a coding bootc... by tehlike on Saturday November 12, 2016 @10:53PM (#12941769)
yes. there is a mental cost of doing management on development, and if you try to keep both, you'll consume yourself. and managers do get more respect, it's probably universal.
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