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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work as a software engin... by muzani on Friday November 20, 2020 @12:20AM (#25157531)
I'm not sure why it pays less. It's a "demotion", but between a skilled middle manager and skilled developer, the skilled developer is more valuable. I actually got a slight pay rise going from mid manager in a big company to developer in a startup, albeit I had to give up the free parking, nice dinners, and free coffee/boba.
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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work as a software engin... by brtkdotse on Friday November 20, 2020 @07:22AM (#25159751)
> between a skilled middle manager and skilled developer, the skilled developer is more valuable

I disagree. While the skilled developer might add to the teams output, a skilled manager will multiply the output (by 1.x) of the whole team.

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Re:Ask HN: How much of your time at work as a software engin... by sjg007 on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:19AM (#25161243)
Meh, you need both skilled developers and skilled managers.
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