Manager or Individual Contributor: Deciding the Right Role for You

How to make the jump from SME to Manager if you decide to

What are some key traits to be a good manager?

What are some advice that you would give to someone who just started their career?

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A true strength or just strongly skilled at something? Ie people oriented, or just a relationship builder, efficient at strategy and process or just process driven, and true leadership vs managing...

How do you know if you even want to be a people manager?

How to know when is the right time to switch from iC to manager or vice versa?

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What goals should an IC strive for to further her career?

Is there a middle point between both IC and Manager track? And if there is, how can this be achieved?

What are the main differences between IC & Manager when it comes to the levels of influence and areas of impact to the product and an organization overall?

Is there room for good part-time roles? I have always sought part-time roles because the other part of my time I volunteer. This truly makes me happy. However, I have always been told there is no...

Both types of roles, Manager or Senior IC, have a leadership component in them. In your opinion, which are the difference in skillset for each type of position?

How do you fit it all successfully in your life and keep a work-life balance?

I love managing my team, and it’s been the most rewarding part of my career. However, the type of work that I gravitate towards is typically geared toward individual contributors. Having trouble...

How much is the salary average for a remote position like BPO Team Leader/Supervisor?

Do you see IC Pm roles growing in the industry?

What are some questions to ask yourself when trying to decide whether to pursue a management position or remain an IC?

How can I best pursue an IC role and showcase my skills in a way that could help me to later move into a management role?

I'm a software engineer, and I would like to know ifi there is a way of growing without losing my identity of technician.

How an ideal schedule looks like ? I’m about to take my first job since the pandemic started as a manager and I would like to preserve this collective lesson about being present for what matters the most.

If I wanna to ask for a Hr ... Did u gave me the post ... I like to communicate with people .... I have that skill to connect all of them equally ..

How should you talk to your manager about considering an IC position over a promotion to a supervisor role that you might not really want?

How do you know it's time to look for a new role before you feel very unhappy with it? In other words, are there early signs that a position is not the right one to stay in long term?

How can I move into a managerial role if I have limited experience in hiring/firing/reviewing ICs? I have the skills and knowledge, just not the experience they usually look for.

I like the negotiating salary question that is already listed.

How to identify roles and key words on job descriptions that are entry level career path opportunities.

How do I negotiate for a salary

How can I make the transition from working in the office to finding a remote job? Also, how can I transition from one career to a different career?

What do you believe are the top 3 qualities/characteristics shared by effective managers?

Excited to learn and do the thinking for the proposition.

When I was job searching, I found that manager roles in my field were much more difficult to find than individual contributor roles. I was thinking that is because companies are more likely to...

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At my last company, I was on track to become a Manager (was offered twice, but I declined as I didn't quite feel ready because of life stuff). I switched to a new company, in an IC role which I...

What would you say is a roadmap to becoming a manager from SDE-III in PagerDuty? and key challenges on the same.

What current challenges do you face as a manager? As an individual contributor? How do you face those challenges? What have you discovered works and what doesn't work? Thanks

Hello,are there open slots for jobseeker? I can work from home.i have a toddler. Thank you. Lilian

I'm someone that feels best, more in the middle of this. I don't quite enjoy the high level managerial overview, but dearly love working with individuals and a high level of engagement. I excel as...

When is it a good time to evaluate whether or not to make the move from individual contributor to manager? What are the considerations that one should reflect on and some concrete steps to take in...

What are challenges you weren't expecting to run into when you first became a people manager? How did you overcome them?

Dileshni! How are you? Dickson from Singapore

I'm interested in exploring the difference between managing product and vision and managing people.

What would you consider to be 5 top managerial skills that helped you to succeed at your roles? Could you share if there are growing management roles without direct responsibilities to be...

How do you prepare yourself mentally before transitioning from managerial position to individual contributor or vice versa?

What would be a good career growth plan for a software engineer who is an individual contributor and would like to stay as one without being a people manager?

I'm a person with a lot of manager skills, and serving as a manager in some regards, but without the title of manager, how do you break into that first management role. Also if you are leaving a...