Re:Tips for moving into management [audio]
by maxxxxx on Monday January 15, 2018 @01:52PM
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Seems both of us are saying the same thing: if you want to make more money you probably have better chances to accomplish this by going into management. Going the tech route is harder.
Yes, I think we are mostly on the same page. There are more routes to a bigger paycheck through management. But there are non-management routes for some. Also, very few people are motivated exclusively by salary.
What I’m saying is they the pay tends to mostly reasonably represent value, in my experience. With a slight discount due to ICs often being bad negotiators (bit so are technical managers). As an individual, you have to consider what the job does for you, not just the other way around. If you want to increase your salary, absolutely you should be considering how you can change what you do to make a compelling argument that you are (or will) bringing more value.
Which isn’t to say that a great IC can’t bring a ton of value - it’s just that they are also rare.
What makes it harder is that typical IC ‘s lack both the visibility and experience to estimate value well (in the bottom line sense). So without infrastructure around it, you are at high risk of spending expensive time on the wrong things.