[kyle_grove]

My belief is that while eng manager empire building was the easier path to get promoted before 2022, it's not anymore, for two main reasons:

1. HC doesn't accrue like that anymore. 2. Many organizations are looking to delayer; harder to promote up to director when your org went from 9 runs to 5.

I hear a lot of the focus going to Tech Lead Manager roles--fewer reports but more hand-on keyboard than EM roles of the past.

[scottlamb]

Interesting take, thanks. I worked for very different companies (FAANG vs. startup) pre- vs. post-2022, so I don't have continuity to compare.