Comment by n0n0n4t0r
I personally experimented the dread of high responsibilities, and decided "never again".
Since then, I have technical only positions.
There is much to do technically, and I'm better paid than my chief.
I enjoy each day of work, swimming in my lack of responsibilities
Same for me. Was Staff and Lead (with reports) for a couple years and was constantly stressed and responsible for so many things. Dread is a good word for many of those days. My next position is back to Senior and a contractor so I’m very much looking forward to just caring about my project.