[bckr]

Do you like writing code? What parts of your job do you like best? What if you don't get the work life balance ugly want? Would that mean you end up regretting the jump? Do you know devs who have better work life balance.

You're probably crazy but at least you can be methodical about it. Merry Christmas

[quokkafriend]

The right questions I think! Merry Xmas to you too.

Yes I enjoy writing code for the most part. Was one of my more enjoyable classes in university and is satisfying to see little hack projects start to come to life. I dislike most debugging build / package dependency issues, but I imagine that gets better once graduating past my amateur stage.

I think my personality is better suited for development. I enjoy the problem solving of my current job and the broader cross-discipline considerations, but interaction actually drains me, and that's such a big part of the PM role.

I can switch jobs to find a better work life balance company. Yes I know plenty of devs that have great balance and been in company cultures that generally protect theirs much more than the PMs'.