I moved from a teaching role into tech. As a lecturer, I was in charge of my job and had a lot of flexibility in setting up my schedule and work. As an SWE, I now find myself taking a ton of “requests” from upper management and it is conflicting with my need for independence. Anyone feel this way? How do you deal with it?
Move into management
There is always going to be someone above you , even in management right?
Yeah. But you gain more autonomy as you move up.
Moving into management won’t fix it. Even a CEO of a public company has to take orders from investors and the board. Quit the rat race if you don’t want to have a boss. Best way is to become your own boss.
My own boss? You mean like a startup founder? Even the founder has to listen to investors no?
Not to mention clients/customers
If you are a citizen, do whatever you like. If doesn't work out, change lines :)
Oh well play lottery or chase TC until you have FU money.
What did you really want to get when you left teaching and get into industry, money?
You're earning way more TC. Fuck independence it's overrated. Don't be a whiny academic loser.
Is it the orders that bother you or the people who give them or the way they give them ? What if instead you were working in a self organized team where each one is responsible to deliver something that everybody around them needs ? Would it still bother you if your coworker asked you ? I had no problem taking orders from my manager as long as I felt he was competent and respectful. I started being irritated when the manager changed and the new one was the complete opposite.
Is your manager embedded in your team?
Change jobs. Life is too short to work for a shitty manager and an org incapable of making rational plans.
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