Interviews with developers who became managers
The moment I saw this link, I clicked it.  I&#x27;m pretty lost for advice at the moment, and hoped this would help.  But it looks like it is just a collection of interviews with people who became managers about what they&#x27;ve learned?<p>One of the quotes on the page was:<p>&quot;Moving from dev to manager is NOT A PROMOTION. It&#x27;s a CAREER CHANGE.&quot;<p>This is what I&#x27;m having a problem with.<p>I look at my team, and the entire office is happier than I&#x27;ve seen it in 5 years.  I&#x27;m watching people train, and actively grow under my management.  It is incredibly rewarding, and much, much better than before I moved to my current position.<p>But I&#x27;ve also spent the last 9 weeks doing nothing but reading resumes, phone screens, and interviewing candidates.  Staring at an excel spreadsheet mix of engineers I could out-code, great developers I can&#x27;t afford, internal politics, and emailing recruiters all day, isn&#x27;t what I went into engineering for.  Being judged on my projected demeanor in meetings, ability to navigate politics, and clear bureaucratic hurdles for my team isn&#x27;t itself enjoyable... its soul-sucking and stressful.<p>I wake up every morning and don&#x27;t want to get out of bed.  I&#x27;ve started setting aside a (very) small portion of time for coding, just because I miss it so much.  Ever wake up and realize you are going to spend the first two hours of the day rescheduling meetings... again?<p>But most days, something will happen among the team, where, before I leave, I&#x27;ll realize &quot;That wouldn&#x27;t have happened here before you rose up the ranks.  You&#x27;ve made all of these people&#x27;s lives better.&quot; and it&#x27;ll bounce me back a bit.<p>Your website says that the transition to management is difficult and nuanced, but things like the above are what I need help with.