[akamia]

I'm in the process of transitioning back to an IC role from a management position and that was one of the biggest factors. As a manager, the level of stress I felt just became unbearable. I'm wrapping up my management responsibilities right now but just knowing that I'll be back to IC work soon and won't have that management stress has had a huge positive impact on my daily life.

[mattchamb]

I am 2 weeks back as an IC after 3 years of management, so I went through the same thing. Take it slowly, youll have some management instincts that are hard to kick. I am really enjoying logging off and being uncontactable at the end of the day.

[akamia]

That's super helpful to hear. I'm also making the move after 3 years in management.

Being able to be done at the end of the day is something I'm really looking forward to but it's going to take some time to get back into that mindset.

As a manager, I felt like I was always on.