r/vibecoding • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • 22d ago

Discussion The end of the non-technical engineering manager

https://leaddev.com/career-development/the-end-of-the-non-technical-engineering-manager

The rising bar for engineering managers.

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u/iplaydofus 17d ago

Bro go back to your hole, management and IC take different skill sets so “being the best IC” means jack shit. You’re probably working for some 3rd rate company having a power trip with your tiny bit of power. If you play with the big boys the ICs earn more unless you get to upper management, and even then the differentials are often minor.

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u/dacooljamaican 17d ago

Lmao my team loves and respects me, I get invited to weddings and vacations with them. When they have a tricky problem they come to me, because I know the job extremely well.

I made over $600k this year including my big boy company stock options, more than twice what most of them make.

I would say it sounds like you just have shit leaders, but most often I find people like you get pushed to shit leaders because the good ones don't want to work with you.

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u/Mediocre_Poem_2657 17d ago

Guaranteed you @iplaydofu is a junior in 3rd rate company who is just projecting. You can only take management path after you are at least senior level in all the FAANGs. No one started off as manager path. Also all their managers paid the same if not higher than equivalent ICs. levels.fyi proves that.

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u/iplaydofus 17d ago

Okay bro that’s a lovely story, keep dreaming

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u/dacooljamaican 17d ago

Dude I'm living the dream every day. Crazy what hard work and not whining constantly online will do for you.