[wunderland]

Most ICs in the organizations I’ve worked on have to fight for focus time, have long feedback cycles, have to deal with conflicts, etc. At least with a manager you’re getting paid more! The risk is slightly higher but the reward is significantly higher; you’re taking credit for a larger amount of work, but doing the same amount of work yourself (maybe sometimes more, but also often significantly less than an IC).

Management is easier than coding unless you really hate working with other people.