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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took the management path and have had direct reports much older than myself - this is in IT. Thing is, I took the management path, they took the development path - my direct reports have an incredible amount of technical knowledge that I just don't have.

They code and test all day. I sit in meetings deciding/planing what we're developing in the future. It's just two different path.

Additionally, some of them get paid more than I do. [/quote]

Exactly. My younger boss does stuff every day that I would never want to do and wouldn’t be very good at - I am grateful that she is here to shield me from it so I can concentrate on what it is I enjoy and do well (also IT.. maybe you’re my boss, in which case, thanks for being awesome).

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Yeah, though I'm not in IT I have technical expertise that my boss doesn't have. When she's out of the office I step in as manager but really don't like it and am totally fine reporting to her and having her handle the management headaches of the department. She's 10 years younger but would be totally fine if she were 20 years younger. [/quote]

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