Reconsidering the Engineering Manager Career Path: When to Decline a Promotion
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Summary
The article discusses the author's changing perspective on whether engineers should accept Engineering Manager promotions. Previously, the author always recommended taking such roles for the valuable experience and skills gained, believing engineers could always return to technical roles later. However, after a recent conversation with a friend who was offered an EM promotion, the author reconsidered and now agrees that declining might be the better choice, acknowledging the significant tradeoffs involved in moving from technical to management roles.
Key quotes
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My logic was that it's a super valuable experience, even if someone is not looking for the management career path
I told every engineer that a couple of years as an EM would teach them valuable skills, and they could always go back afterward
This time, we had a long discussion about the tradeoffs, and I finally agreed with him that he should not take
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