TL; DR:

• It's not always about ill-intent
• You can still drive progress in this career track
• Check out the livestream (or view the recording) on Monday, May 5th at 7:00 PM Pacific!

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Engineering Management Is Being Gatekept

This is a tricky one -- and it comes up more often than you’d think. While it's not the case for every engineer, there are certainly some that are interested in working towards a management role.

Here's what it often looks like though: An engineer expresses interest in becoming an engineering manager, and what they get back isn’t exactly encouragement.

In fact, it sometimes sounds like a wall:

• "Management sucks, trust me."
• "You need to be more senior first."
• "Why would you want that?"