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I got promoted to tech lead. Now what? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by kris@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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Now have direct reports under me. No idea wtf I'm doing, I guess I did a good job? Any advice you have for me?

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[–] jeff@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That really depends on the culture of the company and your mindset. If you think it is going to be hell it is going to feel like hell.

You work more with people and less with computers, but ultimately you are still working on solving problems. Instead of inside code on a computer it is inside a team within a larger organization.

[–] sizeoftheuniverse@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

That might be the case, I only have experience in big companies, where you were an insignificant cog in a mechanism nobody understands.