• frostmore@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    i got a masters,tried to climb the corporate ladder only to realise,i prefer the quiet life,less responsibility and less stress.

    i didn’t want to be a corporate high flyer after trying to. some people will never know until they try and some couldn’t get out because they went with the flow and got stuck.

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      7 months ago

      This. I’m currently a CTO. Planning my next move to be a developer, not management of any kind.

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        7 months ago

        If you find some spare time.

        I would love to know how you rose to that position and what the work was like.

        Sincerely, A developer who feels the upper rungs on the ladder is a good way to make meaningful change

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      7 months ago

      Same boat. I’m currently a software engineer. Colleagues have joked in the past that I’ll make my way as a manager or something, but the reality is that I’m more than fine remaining in this position the rest of my career. I’m fortunate enough that I’m fine with the money I make. I’m fine with my responsibilities, including the flexibility I have with my time. Not to mention that I enjoy doing actual development type work.

      It would have to be a significant amount of money for me to even think about accepting any management roles.

      I would entertain a lead type role (lead software engineer or principal software engineer, etc), but management personally is off the table.