Why do they have to land anywhere?
Why is the 'reward' for being very good at your job to be put into a completely different one? Management is a completely different skill set from DBA, someone who's a good DBA is not necessarily going to be a good manager or want to be a good manager.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability