zuuul

Funny I would stumble on your post today as I'm currently in a very similar situation...

I've been a full-stack lead developer for a few years and find myself naturally slipping more and more towards management and client facing tasks.

At first I though it would be a good thing, a way for me to get out of my comfort zone and a logic career path.

Now I feel like my technical skills are wasted and my mental health is clearly worsening. I miss coding to be honest.

Right now I am at a point where I have the opportunity to move up and become a department head. The status would feel nice but I am more and more convinced I would regret it in the end... That's a tough choice.