From Individual Contributor to Manager: 5 Harsh Realities of Making the Switch

A cautionary tale from a former content manager who’s been on both sides of the fence.

Andrea A
ILLUMINATION
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6 min readDec 8, 2023

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Last year, I got promoted to content manager, a role that allowed me to step away from writing tech-heavy content five days a week.

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Andrea A
ILLUMINATION

Former content manager. Writing from the heart, editing from the brain. Sharing “aha” moments and uncomfortable truths one story at a time.