Speaking of last year, in 2018, I flirted with the idea of moving into a management role. I spoke with a bunch of people about the idea but ultimately decided that it wasn’t the right time for me. ​ Through this process, I figured out the skills that I’d need to gain if I ever did end up wanting to be a manager, and I’ve been working on those skills since. Though, at this point in time, I still don’t think being a manager is the right path for me. Being a tech lead, on the other hand… ​ It felt kind of weird. While I had cultural credibility of my peers, I didn’t have institutional authority of the business.

Sharing suffering is actually one way to minimize suffering, and minimizing suffering is at the core of my beliefs on compassionate teams. ​ If you're a senior engineer wondering what's next, try turning your attention to your team. I would bet that you'll learning something worthwhile.

This feature is a must-have if you ever share large amounts of text in GitHub comments, like a backtrace or 50+ lines of source code. 💯 https://t.co/Z37PKxCxjy— JP Simard (@simjp) February 27, 2019