u/2epic

Former tech lead turned engineering manager here. I'm new to the role, so seeking guidance from those who have done it.

Before being promoted, half of my day was meetings, the rest was filled with pairing with more junior devs, peer reviewing code, and doing my own coding.

But in my new role as a people leader, yes I have more meetings and yes people message me on Slack, but I find I have periods of time where I do not have anything on my calendar and everything is quiet on Slack (eg nothing is on fire, stakeholders are content, etc).

So what should I be filling that time with?