Should senior IC’s be involved with team management?

Apple
SA50

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SA50
Oct 12, 2020 6 Comments

Recently I’ve been asked to take on pseudo-management tasks like setting team goals with the PM, translating that into tickets for our team, assigning that to junior members and following up with them. My manager sees this as part of the responsibilities of a senior IC, even though they know I’m not trying to switch to management. I don’t enjoy this since it puts me in the position of chasing people for work. I don’t mind setting goals and tasks for myself. Do other senior IC’s find themselves in this position?

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  • New
    jSJs14

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    jSJs14
    These aren't management tasks. These are typical responsibilities of a tech lead or more senior IC. Managers are more responsible for reviews, pay, hiring/firing, keeping the team from melting down, connecting their team to other teams, finding meaningful work for the team, enabling people to do work to get promoted.
    Oct 12, 2020 0
  • Samsara
    Syzhygy

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    Syzhygy
    >I don't enjoy this since it puts me in the position of chasing people for work

    Amazing that people expect to be coddled like this. Every job deals with suppliers and customers. Learn to deal with them.
    Oct 12, 2020 1
    • Apple
      guIm76

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      guIm76
      OTOH, the job of a good manager is to help their ICs to do their best work and one way is either reducing these tasks or doing it themselves, so that the people under them can focus on what’s important and meaningful.
      Oct 12, 2020
  • Amazon
    nalaland

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    nalaland
    Typically that would be a Technical Program Manager’s role, but if your team doesn’t have one then either your manager or a senior IC should do it. I don’t see a problem
    Oct 12, 2020 0
  • Deloitte / HR
    FHAs14

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    FHAs14
    That is the manager’s job.
    Oct 13, 2020 0
  • Your manager is offloading work lol
    Oct 12, 2020 0