[Cyberdogs7]

I feel personally called out, as this was very much my path. However, I did continue to train my engineering skills and would be very embarrassed if any of the senior engineers in my team didn't think I had the same technical skills as them.

[fabianholzer]

Quite likely most of them think exactly that, but they are not so stupid as to say it in your face, you are after all in a position to have formal and disciplinary power over them.