 found out the hard way that getting promoted isn't always the best thing in the world. I went from a data analyst to an analytics manager and it was definitely a big step up. It was a big step up in terms of title and responsibility as well as pay going from about 100,000 to 125,000 as an analytics manager. At first it was really exciting. I was managing my own team of developers and analysts and I was working with senior directors and C-level execs and it was really cool. But unfortunately for me that excitement wore up pretty quick. After about six months I realized this isn't really what I want to do long term. I realized that I really missed building things just really digging in and figuring things out myself and I just wasn't doing that as a manager. Now I don't regret that experience. I learned a ton but for me I just learned that I personally love the coding and building aspect more than the more managerial side. So going into management isn't for everybody. Some people are gonna love it. Some people are gonna hate it. I myself learned that I prefer being more hands-on.