43 this year. Spent last 8 years as a manager now back to being a developer and enjoying it. Yes I liked mentoring people and making decisions. I never entirely left coding I still spent about 20% of my time on code.
If I were to put one reason down why I don't mind being a coder I think being a manager can be mentally exhausting. You need to remain positive for your reports even if you don't agree with decisions made higher up. Too many things are not really in your control but you are responsible for them. Maybe that was just my experience. I hated letting my team down.
If I were to put one reason down why I don't mind being a coder I think being a manager can be mentally exhausting. You need to remain positive for your reports even if you don't agree with decisions made higher up. Too many things are not really in your control but you are responsible for them. Maybe that was just my experience. I hated letting my team down.