[poulsbohemian]

I found this really hard in my career though - you move into an IC role and then the assumption is you won't be happy in a management role ever again. You move into a management role and somehow there's an assumption that you have been lobotomized and know nothing about the hands-on work any longer. It's not fair, but it can really create complications as you attempt to move your career into new directions or attempt to move to new employers.

[simonw]

I've been trying to counter that effect by saying "have you heard about the pendulum model?" and showing that article to as many people in influential positions as possible.

[tukantje]

Eh, people will find a reason to judge you anyways. I am jarred to the point of thinking none of it matters, usually the person has an opinion of me before I even meet them anyways.

Conversely, trying to move into relatively in demand things where supply / demand curve is bent out of shape helps. You can't discriminate for willy nilly reasons if you can't find enough candidates.