A lot of tech startup manager roles seem to be individual contributors i.e. no team, no one below to distribute work to. Those who moved to this type roles, how did you adjust? Do you feel like you stepped down?

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Ah yes where everyone is a manager though very few manage people, average age is 20-26, and average tenure is a year. I'm sure that's an oversimplified take but when I interviewed and got that vibe and wasn't for me. Vast majority of employees lumped into sales, engineering, and product

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Yes, it is not really a manager role and is a step down. I don't recommend it.

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Flip side of this is if they’re hiring a manager that they then want to take over the process of hiring a team. Can be tough for a manager to manage people that they didn’t have a say in choosing so sometimes they’ll hire the manager to then build out the team. If you’re actually looking to manage people, probably more important to just ask whoever is hiring what the envision for a team and if you’ll be hiring more people

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This is true from my husband’s experience. Essentially, you’re a product manager not a people manager. It was fine from his perspective. Just make sure the company actually needs the role and has things they need you to do. Sometimes with startups, the roles can be undefined and even your leads might be so new in the role, it can feel like there’s no sense of direction.

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Yes, with tech there is a focus on flatter org structures. Almost everyone is focused on the mission and growth, vs. a more traditional company that will have a lot of middle management.

The biggest shift is in public you "manage" so early on, and even can become a partner so early on. That just doesn't really mesh with FAANG.

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