Not really managers, I would put the new role more in the senior engineer / architect category. Those still have to deal with deeply technical things like design, architecture, problem decomposition, research, domain expertise, code review, collaborating with technical peers -- all of which (people) managers don't typically do.
If you ever wanted to climb the senior technical ladder, this is now the quickest way to experience it. Except instead of other people you get to work with agents which, while a very different experience, requires largely the same skills.
So yes, your job is not what it was before, but with career growth it typically was not anyway.
I am having fun as well. Using AI tools in a good and productive way is definitely a skill that is not a given, you have to learn it too.
Many engineers want nothing more than to eventually become managers. So this is not surprising. But your job is not what it was before.
Not really managers, I would put the new role more in the senior engineer / architect category. Those still have to deal with deeply technical things like design, architecture, problem decomposition, research, domain expertise, code review, collaborating with technical peers -- all of which (people) managers don't typically do.
If you ever wanted to climb the senior technical ladder, this is now the quickest way to experience it. Except instead of other people you get to work with agents which, while a very different experience, requires largely the same skills.
So yes, your job is not what it was before, but with career growth it typically was not anyway.
... but a very common one. There are always exceptions to every rule
Oh yeah? The way that you feel is the norm, and if anyone feels differently, they’re the exception? And that’s just based on… vibes?