I don't, I absolutely enjoy my one-on-ones with engineers because I still get to geek out and get my hands dirty with problem solving.

It is NOT easy managing people. But the flip side is that you also feel even stronger and more empowered with a good team. You can take on larger problems because they won't just fall on your shoulders.

So you spend your one-on-one time helping them code/debug their current story?

Or is it spent catching up on personal/professional issues?

Mostly the former. But as others said, especially with more junior people, their problems with their assigned tickets, coupled with insecurity and anxiety from some kind of impostor syndrome leads to it also being an exercise in reminding them that they’re new and still learning things.

FYI - More often than not, these are very interrelated issues.