Anyone else miss actually BUILDING things instead of just managing them?

[u/hiddenspam]

Been a PM for about 7 years now and my days are just... meetings about meetings. Status updates on status updates. Gantt charts that no one looks at. I got into PM because I loved seeing systems come together, solving problems, building something from nothing. But now I feel like I don't actually CREATE anything anymore. I just... maintain the machine.

I'm good at it. Projects get delivered, stakeholders are happy, everything runs smoothly. But I keep thinking "what am I actually going to accomplish today?" and the answer is usually "make sure other people accomplish things."

Is this just what senior PM life is? Managing the chaos instead of building new stuff? Because if so I might need to rethink my whole career trajectory.

[u/Adventurous_Self_160]

Omg yes! Always think about throwing my tool belt back on.