I went from being a software engineer to an engineering manager and I wouldn’t say management is easier, in a way going back to being able to spend the whole day coding seems almost luxurious. Creating an environment so team members can get on with things properly is hard.
To answer the question, I’ve been in this position and it can happen especially when the manager is in a less well paid city/location. Didn’t create tension but did make me realize location/market matters so much more than skillset with respect to compensation.
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I went from being a software engineer to an engineering manager and I wouldn’t say management is easier, in a way going back to being able to spend the whole day coding seems almost luxurious. Creating an environment so team members can get on with things properly is hard.
To answer the question, I’ve been in this position and it can happen especially when the manager is in a less well paid city/location. Didn’t create tension but did make me realize location/market matters so much more than skillset with respect to compensation.