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Man I'll tell you, it certainly doesn't feel like being an immortal wizard with a cool sword.
It feels like being the foot soldier at the front of the spear line as Orcs are charging at you.
And the formation is a triangle, and your the tip.
And I would trust the devs behind me if I had time between everyone I have to talk to .
I fucking literally went into this career to limit the amount of talking I have to do to people. $150k isn't worth this level of stress for the remainder of my career.
I've had to be this for a few months. Never fucking again.
Having watched from the outside as other people make this transition, it never looks fun. At least in large organizations, it just looks like a ton of added responsibility without enough additional authority to make meaningful change.
I remember having a period of time like this when I was enlisted - I was held responsible for the completion of tasks but not given authority to reward or correct the behavior of those in my charge. I would absolutely loathe being in that position again in the civilian world.