Managers who didn’t want to be managers are the worse ones. They don’t know how to play politics and compete for resources against other managers and make sure their team gets raises and promotions.
The skillset you need for management are different from those you need as an IC
Yes and Steve Jobs led illegal collusion between most of the big tech companies to keep compensation down. He wasn’t exactly the most employee focused CEO.
The skillset you need for management are different from those you need as an IC