Developers transitioning to engineering management often feel unproductive because the feedback loop changes dramatically. As a developer, success is immediate and visible: tests pass, PRs merge, features ship. As a manager, results are long-term and subtle — team members growing, low turnover, projects delivered on time — and may take months or years to materialize. New managers need to internalize this difference early to avoid stress and misplaced feelings of unproductivity.
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