Hi Anton, man, I’ve been there. I had 3 people leave my team this year and 1 more will leave this month.
Each took ownership of their career and left to improve their finances, career growth, or location faster than the company would. I used to take it personally. But as long I tried my best, I’ve also learned that’s it isn’t all in my ha…
Hi Anton, man, I’ve been there. I had 3 people leave my team this year and 1 more will leave this month.
Each took ownership of their career and left to improve their finances, career growth, or location faster than the company would. I used to take it personally. But as long I tried my best, I’ve also learned that’s it isn’t all in my hands.
Sometimes there’s company politics that affect someone’s interest in staying and other times, people’s needs and wants change.
My tip to new engineering managers? It’s okay to code once in a while. Engineers are going to leave. You might have to take on IC work to help your team during a transition.
Hi Anton, man, I’ve been there. I had 3 people leave my team this year and 1 more will leave this month.
Each took ownership of their career and left to improve their finances, career growth, or location faster than the company would. I used to take it personally. But as long I tried my best, I’ve also learned that’s it isn’t all in my hands.
Sometimes there’s company politics that affect someone’s interest in staying and other times, people’s needs and wants change.
My tip to new engineering managers? It’s okay to code once in a while. Engineers are going to leave. You might have to take on IC work to help your team during a transition.
Thanks for sharing Jio, great advice.
It's definitely not always in our hands, and not use beating ourself up for it.