In this episode Scott and I talk to technical folks who have moved on up to Management - and what it means to them.

• Mark Freedman shares his story about clawing his way out of a successful career as a manager at a rather large, growing company. A good job, lots of respect, and he hates it.
• Bertrand LeRoy talks about charting his own path right at Microsoft after graduating with a PhD in Physics and how he maintains a career right down in the middle of manager and coder.
• Todd Baesen talks about moving from Chemical Engineer to Nuclear Engineer on the USS Enterprise (literally), and then to senior management at a big engineering firm in the SF Bay Area.

Music

The tracks for this week are used under Creative Commons from Magnatunes:

• Daniel Estrem- Asturias (Leyenda) no. 1 from Cantos de Espana
• Harlan Williams - Beneath the Iron Heel of Pagan Rome
• Williamson - a please goodbye from whore
• Urban Response - Hunter Gatherer
• DJ Cary -Termoli
• Fischerspooner - Danse en France
• Jaydiohead - December Backdrifts
• Tool - Rosetta Stoned
• General Fuzz - Beatdown
• Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts
• Jaydiohead - Life There