[HN Gopher] Twin Anxieties of the Engineer/Manager Pendulum
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       Twin Anxieties of the Engineer/Manager Pendulum
        
       Author : robin_reala
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-04-02 20:15 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | robin_reala wrote:
       | Charity always has interesting things to say on the subject of
       | balancing engineering management and individual contribution. I'd
       | recommend all of the further reading blog posts she links at the
       | top of this one:
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       | - The Engineer / Manager Pendulum:
       | https://charity.wtf/2017/05/11/the-engineer-manager-pendulum...
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       | - Engineering Management: The Pendulum Or The Ladder:
       | https://charity.wtf/2019/01/04/engineering-management-the-pe...
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       | - If Management Isn't A Promotion, Engineering Isn't A Demotion:
       | https://charity.wtf/2020/09/06/if-management-isnt-a-promotio...
       | (discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24444644)
        
       | sokoloff wrote:
       | > What if I never get another shot at people management?
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       | I had to laugh at this; Charity then goes on to do an excellent
       | job of dispelling this myth/concern. If you were the least bit
       | good at it, you'll get another shot (or many additional shots).
       | What she writes tracks well with my observations.
        
         | csande17 wrote:
         | Even if you suck, tremendously, at management, if you're the
         | least bit good at programming people will never stop trying to
         | push you into management. (The Peter Principle in action!)
        
       | ineptech wrote:
       | I liked this and the linked Pendulum essay a lot. I've never
       | actually met a senior dev who wants to be a manager (and I've
       | tried to convince several); perhaps the idea that you can still
       | go back to programming will help me convince one of them to try
       | it.
        
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