Brilliant post. Yes, I agree with 99% of it. I do however think you should start your own business and be your own boss, to see if you can be any better. I used to complain about management all the time, and then I became management, and i was even WORSE than they had been! (But I was able to recognise that I was worse)
So true, haha. One of the engineers I look up to the most told me the same thing - he became a manager and was awful at it... which is why I didn't get into management. I suspect I'd recognize I was worse, but I'm much happier just doing an okay job (not trying to "fix" the organization) and clocking out on a part-time schedule.
