Even your boss wants to quit

Re:Even your boss wants to quit by wccrawford on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @12:39PM (#31838309)

I caught this perspective early, and would be very clear in interviews that I didn't ever want to be a manager. I had a lot of interviewers ask, "Don't you have any ambition?"

My answer was always that I did, I got to where I wanted to be, and I intend to stay there. I'm a programmer. I program. Ambition realized.

And with the money that programmers make, it seems even more ridiculous to suggest that I had no ambition while applying for a job as "senior developer" or "lead developer".

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Re:Even your boss wants to quit by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:38PM (#31839201)

Management and engineering require two completely different skillsets and are two completely separate jobs.

Just because someone is a great engineer doesn't mean they'd be a good manager. I'd be scared to work under a manager that doesn't acknowledge and believe this.

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Re:Even your boss wants to quit by 3-cheese-sundae on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @12:52PM (#31838528)

I’m in this position as well, but over time I’m becoming more concerned about getting pushed out of independent contribution by ageism.

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Re:Even your boss wants to quit by mattgreenrocks on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @04:34PM (#31841530)

Learn and do things other people say are hard, and that you find interesting.

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