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Gergely Orosz on Tech's Entry-Level Crisis and What Comes Next

Aug 1, 2025
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Gergely Orosz
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ANECDOTE

From Principal To Manager By Choice

  • Gergely took a demotion to join Uber as a senior engineer and rapidly learned new platforms like Android on day one.
  • He then accepted an engineering manager apprenticeship to gain skills and optionality, knowing he could return to IC work.
ADVICE

Try Management As An Insurance Policy

  • Try management for one or two years as an 'insurance policy' because you can always go back to IC work afterward.
  • That experience widens future roles and makes you a better partner to managers if you return to being an engineer.
ANECDOTE

Manager Lessons From Bad Bosses

  • Gergely listed manager behaviours he disliked from past bosses and used them as a checklist when he became a manager.
  • He deliberately avoided being a 'don't care' manager or a micromanager after seeing both fail.
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