We’ve been over this. It’s how you use it that matters.

It has always bothered me that most (all?) companies promotion path eventually moves you into management.

It’s an entirely different job. It would be like promoting from janitor to accountant.

I know, I know, you would be managing people doing the thing you know how to do. So? Does it really matter? It’s an entirely different skill set and entirely different job for you.

I’ve avoided becoming a manager like the plague.