Agreed, not a good balance
I code every day, I manage the direction of all the technology in the company, and I interact daily with the top management to keep things rolling in the right direction. I think it's a good balance for me.

Bob

>That's where I get frustrated. There has been times where I don't open Visual Studio for a month... most of the work is done in Excel.
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>>Hi Mike,
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>>I actually prefer this to some degree, the real power of a good developer is to solve business problems. Being in a position to help drive a company in a profitable direction, you become more valuable. IT Management positions are where the big bucks are, but if you can get that and still be able to do a lot of coding too, that is the balance I look for.
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>>Bob
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>>>The problem here is that it is hard to find a pure "developing" job. I have found myself performing more of a business analyst role a lot.