# Three Mindset Shifts in the Transition from Engineer to Engineering Manager

DevFeed: [Three Mindset Shifts in the Transition from Engineer to Engineering Manager](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-have-i-even-been-doing-today-28031.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tech.trivago.com/post/2023-01-03-engineer-to-manager-three-mindset-shifts/>)

Author: Tom Bartel

Published: 2023-01-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Trivago](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/trivago.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-culture.md>), [engineering-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-management.md>), [engineering-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-manager.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manager.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>)

## AI overview

This article discusses the transition from engineering to engineering management, emphasizing that it is a different job rather than simply a promotion. It focuses on redefining productivity when managerial work brings more meetings, interruptions, and less hands-on coding.

## Source excerpt

You have always been an engineer, solving problems and writing code. Now, there is an opportunity to become an engineering manager. You are interested.However, questions arise.