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<blockquote data-quote="iluvatar5150" data-source="post: 77219330" data-attributes="member: 313046"><p>Thanks for starting the thread. I didn't remember this forum even existed.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't call myself "management." I have been, but am not currently, a team/discipline lead. I do audio post-production / sound design, mainly for video games. I got to be a lead by working on a particular franchise for several years, acting as the de facto sound design lead (i.e. the only person) on it for all of the post-release content, and when the next base game came around, I went to my director and said I'd like to be the official sound design lead on it. He shrugged his shoulders and said "okay. You know there's no extra money in it, right?"</p><p></p><p>A couple years and a couple directors later, I'd gotten so fed up with mismanagement at the project and studio level that I went to my then-new boss and made some demands that either certain things get fixed (including, but not limited to, my below-market compensation) or I step back from being the lead, so instead of fixing things or even negotiating with me, they just sent me packing. Within a month or two, I got a job nearby for more money and less responsibility on a team that's better managed and a project that's more profitable.</p><p></p><p>I've thought in the past that I'd like to go into management, but after watching the day-to-day of a few folks, I'm pretty sure now that that's not the path I want to take. I'd prefer to stick to a design/team leadership track where my primary responsibilities involve making and planning things. Somebody else can handle the people management. I don't see many leadership opportunities opening up at my current employer, which isn't a critique - it's merely an artifact of their project plans and low turnover, so I doubt I'll stay here forever. But for the time being, it's a good place to get visibility into better processes vs the circus that was my last employer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iluvatar5150, post: 77219330, member: 313046"] Thanks for starting the thread. I didn't remember this forum even existed. I wouldn't call myself "management." I have been, but am not currently, a team/discipline lead. I do audio post-production / sound design, mainly for video games. I got to be a lead by working on a particular franchise for several years, acting as the de facto sound design lead (i.e. the only person) on it for all of the post-release content, and when the next base game came around, I went to my director and said I'd like to be the official sound design lead on it. He shrugged his shoulders and said "okay. You know there's no extra money in it, right?" A couple years and a couple directors later, I'd gotten so fed up with mismanagement at the project and studio level that I went to my then-new boss and made some demands that either certain things get fixed (including, but not limited to, my below-market compensation) or I step back from being the lead, so instead of fixing things or even negotiating with me, they just sent me packing. Within a month or two, I got a job nearby for more money and less responsibility on a team that's better managed and a project that's more profitable. I've thought in the past that I'd like to go into management, but after watching the day-to-day of a few folks, I'm pretty sure now that that's not the path I want to take. I'd prefer to stick to a design/team leadership track where my primary responsibilities involve making and planning things. Somebody else can handle the people management. I don't see many leadership opportunities opening up at my current employer, which isn't a critique - it's merely an artifact of their project plans and low turnover, so I doubt I'll stay here forever. But for the time being, it's a good place to get visibility into better processes vs the circus that was my last employer. [/QUOTE]
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