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Advice for shifting into a software developer management role (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/experienced_devs

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I've thought it over, and I've decided the best next step for me is to shift from a software developer to a management role.

I've worked a lot of high stress, fast paced positions, mostly in R&D groups/companies, which I always excelled at. I now understand why I did well in that type of environment (undiagnosed ADHD), and how to be properly organized enough to perform in an SDM role (ADHD meds lol).

Honestly sitting in meetings for 30+ hours a week doesn't sound so bad anymore. Racing to get a lot of technical work done in a tight timeline now sounds miserable. I've had some amazing SDMs, and I'm confident I can be better at it than most I've worked under.

So: any and all thoughts, what books or resources would you have recommended to yourself, what companies or roles might be a particularly good fit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Gotta admit, young me got a lot wrong about what my future held. I'm glad he was wrong, because life wouldn't be that great if he was right about everything. :P