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Originally Posted by Shankenstein
That's an important lesson to learn. "Individual Contributors" get to do the fun work (assuming you work at a place you like)... while "Managers" spend more time in meetings, travelling, and communicating. The higher into management you go, it takes more effort to stay connected with reality (the individual contributor work).
You get to choose which side of the ladder you want to climb.
I will probably take the opportunity to develop management skills... but it's going to be tough to justify the impact on my sanity.
My eventual goal is develop the skill set to run a startup (concept to be determined). My grandfather had an interesting quote:
"You can make a great living working for someone else, but the real money comes when you stick your neck out there and run things."
I'm just being patient and trying to find the right venture, the right people, and the right timing.
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I'm 26 and I agree with your grandfather! I chased down a career that I can't wait to go to work to everyday. I work for international real estate investors as an appraiser and property scout (I also work on muscle cars on my time off hence the screen name). I get to hunt down multi-million dollar mansions all over the world and I make a very comfortable amount of money. There is a way to make a great salary and have an awesome career. The best advice I ever got was "if you hate your job quit". There is no point in doing something you hate just for a paycheck when you can do something you love and make more money!
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