[charles_f]

I just did the move back from management to ic and boy does that resonate with me.

I agree with every single reason.

There are some that might push you to be an manager though, and I've had some fun time with that in the past. The two main ones to me are

1. The technical side of managing, things like how do you organize work for the best, process, etc.

2. Helping people grow - which you can have as an IC but is your main goal as manager. That system of taking a step back when someone asks a question, and figure if it's a problem of skill or clarity.

Both of these cannot be done when most of your energy is sunk into useless bureaucracy, as is often the case in large companies.