[sidlls]

I did this recently, and discovered that I’m just plain burnt out in general with the whole industry. Between the egos, the never ending stream of self-inflicted wounds (tech debt), and the political jockeying I’ve just had it.

That aside, it is a tougher transition back to IC than I thought it would be. My new manager asks what I’d do, management wise, sometimes, but I don’t like being put in that position: there’s a reason I left management. Also, even though I wrote code frequently on my own time and contributed to designs, that’s not the same as being in the thick of it, and my skills deteriorated noticeably. That’s a hard thing to manage.

[throwway_32156]

Thanks for this. I've talked to a few people about the 'rusting' skills, most said that over time they come back but also expectations are higher at more senior IC levels.