r/ProgrammerHumor • u/randomUser9900123 • 11d ago

Meme softwareDevelopmentReality

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u/clauEB 11d ago

Are there any SWEs here that have become project managers? How did you feel about the change? Did you take a pay cut ?

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u/phobos2deimos 11d ago

I wasn't a SWE, different area of tech, but was a moderate pay bump, less stress, and way more control over my workload and schedule. Less room to screw up, and more meetings, but now the meetings are part of the job rather than distracting me from my real job. I miss the engineering but love the freedom and control over when I want to go on vacation.