Charity Majors • 5/11/2017

The Engineer/Manager Pendulum

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The article challenges the traditional tech career dichotomy, arguing that the best engineers benefit from management experience and the best managers stay close to hands-on work. It proposes an intentional 'pendulum' career path, alternating between individual contributor and manager roles, especially in early-stage companies.

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