I’ve been at my current job for 10 months now, manager who hired me was my manager at last job for like a year. He is pushing me to take a “team lead” job but ive always refused those in every other job ive been in. Seems like theyre always stressed, and like its not worth the headaches. Im very OCD about work and never call in, which my bosses see and are like “omg, youre such a good worker. Youd make a good boss right” which…no. Im super non confrontational and am terrible and social cues lmao.
Im happy just riding out where im at. I get good benefits, already paid well, and have no kids. Why tf add stress?
I don’t mind being the senior member with more trust and responsibilities and power to manage people. But I would never take on the role of “manager.” Seems absolutely miserable unless your field is useless and you get paid to jerk off
I don’t want to deal with budgets or have back to back meetings about performance and departments and progress and all that shit. I’ve had to push back my own meetings with my managers like 4 times because their entire day was literally nothinf but meetings.
In hourly jobs, the manager/team lead will often be paid a salary. The managers I worked with were working from like 11 AM to 11 PM. No over tiime of course. It’s literally just more guaranteed work with less money lol
Same, I like being the tech lead but miss me with that manager shit
The optimal point is where you have the power over those things, not just the responsibility
Yeah im a busy body, I HATE when theres down time at work, but I think its because im 30 and for 10 years every job ive had has been super high work load and pressure. Im ok with learning/ knowing more than my peers, im even ok with them asking me stuff. Its managing and also having to do the hard stuff (write ups, firings) that i want no part in