Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management

Jan 9, 2023

27:04

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What Makes a Good Engineering Manager?

Introduction

2min

Do You Want to Leave Your Mark on History?

2min

I Have an Enormous Leverage Over My Company. What Do I Do?

2min

Is There Anything We Can Do Besides Training or Replacement?

2min

How Do I Get Into Greener Grass?

2min

The Cost of Supporting a Product

2min

You Could Make More Money if You Want To?

2min

Engineering Manager Roles Getting Squeezed to Do More With Less

2min

Is It Harder to Get an Engineering Manager?

2min

10.

What Makes a Good Engineering Manager?

4min

11.

The Philosophy of Management

3min

12.

Is There a Higher Failure Rate for Management Interviews?

2min

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Listener Mattoosh asks,‌

I’m the last remaining support specialist on a really old, not actively maintained, but still lucrative SAAS product. I’m stuck. As a front end engineer I want to work on other projects within my organisation to gain contemporary framework skills, but nobody can backfill my workload. I know option A is “quit your job” but what other options do I have?
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I started my journey as an engineering manager at a startup. Over my stint, the company grew and so did the engineering team. Overall I received good feedback from the engineers but the founders didn’t recognize the value of this role and I felt that I wasn’t getting the required mentorship there to grow further. I ended up quitting. It’s been challenging to find another manager role. I get good feedback from the interviews but haven’t received an offer yet. I still am a good backend engineer but that is not what I want to keep pursuing. Appreciate any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do to bag one of these interviews as I don’t get that feedback from the panel. I don’t miss any of the podcasts and do enjoy the show.