Comment by mouzogu
2 years ago
> I've met plenty of engineers who seem to believe that everyone else's non technical role is easy.
Not easy. But it's the difference between being the one who is approving and the one who is doing the work.
The one who has some autonomy and the one who doesn't. The one who is valued and the one who isn't.
Having to attend OOH meeting is less stress for me, then having to build something OOH and make it work. One requires communication, politics, the other one actual tangible deliverables.
> you sound disillusioned with your work
yes, you're right.
Many years ago I did some great courses on team building and management. Also some negotiation skills and assertiveness training. They were really useful to me. Maybe that is something which might help you move into a role with more autonomy.
thanks, i will look into it
Being glue, like building internal tools and processes, often has a lot of autonomy compared to working on a product