I have been in IT Management for close to 15 years and I really don’t like it anymore. Has anyone out there in Lemmy-land ever moved into a technical role after this many years?
Do you just want to bitch? Love that too!
I’m an IT worker bee and I agree, management sucks
Moving is possible but difficult.
I tried doing that few years ago but you literally start from step 1. I went against a lot of recruits, that were single, and fresh to the job scene. They are more than ready to slave away the hours to impress their managers.
I on the other hand wasn’t single, not ready to over work, and the salary offered for starters was not impressive after all these years.
Suffice to say, I feel much better now knowing how much I make for the hours I put in.
I worked as engineer for 15 years and then management for the last 2 years. The urge to go back to engineering never stop. What keeps me in management is seeing how I can create the environment where engineers are able to do their work.
If I go back to being an engineer, I won’t be able to make sure product requirements are clear, priorities are correct, team members will have a chance to practice skills they don’t get to do at work. At the minimum, protecting my engineers from stupid back to office policies that were enforced just because the CEO felt lonely one day. Would someone who has not worked as an engineer understand the feeling of stairing at the screen for 8 hours not able to start anything due to burnout is the worst feeling ever? Will they hear the grinding wheels when soneone used the wrong term during meetings?
There are just so many things that I can do for MY engineers, exactly what I wanted when I was still an engineer. I don’t trust others to provide that so I take it on myself to do it. Granted, I need support from upper level for this to happen so it’s an important aspect for me when I apply for jobs.
Do you really need the IT bit in there?
Management sucks. Full stop.
I moved from a technical role to IT management. I never truly put the technical hat down though, so I can’t speak to pure management vs. technical-only transition. I will say that the technical stuff keeps me interested, but the manager salary keeps me doing the job. This only works to a certain point though, and I’m happy with middle manager salary working from home making “big city” money.
