Last month, I've transitioned back to being an IC after being a manager for a couple of years. AMA.
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Are your responsibilities as an IC different now, compared to before you became a manager?
To some degree yes. I think there are manager styles and in my case I never really stopped designing, just did less than before. But the biggest change is career development for others—I love mentoring, but being in charge and semi-accountable for others performance can be hard.