throwawaymgmt12

I've been hired as a manager for a software development team with 5 people that grew organically and was managed by the VP of Engineering but he hasn't have enough time to properly manage it for a long time so they were just left to do work on things that they wanted without much oversight. I'm told it was like this for at least 3 years after the VP couldn't focus on it anymore. Yes, it's odd...

I have been diagnosed with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction related to stress. I take SSRIs for anxiety and depression. I've quit >10 jobs due to stress. I've read dozens of books, watched hundreds of videos, etc, and I'm always back to my ultra stressed state.I've thought about living in the woods and other crazy stuff. I'd probably kill myself out of boredom.If you ever controlled...

I've been avoiding becoming a manager since a long time for fear of not liking it but, each day I think I just have to bite the bullet and do it. I've been a tech lead before but never had the engineering manager title.Any advice for passing HR filters when applying to EM positions? What would I have to work on? What's the Leetcode equivalent for EMs?