So you want to be a manager?
Posted by vishwa on November 26, 2006
The other day a good friend of mine (one of the best programmers I know of) who works @ Microsoft told me that he was being promoted to Dev Manager at Microsoft. During the conversation it became apparent that he didn’t really want to be a manager, but didn’t see any other path for career advancement. Fortunately, for him, Microsoft managers still get to write code…but no such luck at 99% of other organizations.
That got me thinking…what tempts excellent programmers to become managers? I would say that at big technology houses there is only one way to advance in salary and prestige. That is to go into management and effectively become “Pointy Haired Bosses” a few years down the road. So, if you want to avoid becoming a pointy haired boss, avoid such companies and work for a startup like ours.
At our last company, no one really had to manage anyone. Everyone, including myself, engaged in detailed requirements, design discussions, wrote and reviewed code. We more or less operated by consensus, and everyone was my peer. We hope to create the same work culture at MangoSpring.
So, what would you rather do? Be a manager at one of these big old fashioned corporate houses? Or join us, participate in full product development and marketing cycles (from concept to sales), see your ideas come to life, and have loads of fun? Life is too short to live any other way..really 
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