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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hah. I’m mid 30s and everyone I supervise is 45-65. At first it was awkward but I’ve treated everyone respectfully.

The thing I’ve found is that none of them want my job. Being a supervisor is hell and I barely make more than them. They enjoy the work and don’t want to deal with the headaches I encounter outside of my office. To be fair, I do have more job knowledge and am still better at my job. There are still things that even those who have been here longer than me can learn since I’m constantly told things from my supervisors and coordinates with my colleagues at my level. [/quote]

Absolutely agree with this. I became a fed supervisor (atty) in my mid-30s. Everyone seemed glad that I'd applied for and gotten the job! They definitely did not want it. They are longtime experts with a lot of autonomy and I was dealing with all the unpleasant bureaucracy, meetings, politics, etc. They got to be straight-up lawyers.

Now I am in the private sector and my manager is older than me but younger than many of his direct reports. I don't get the sense they want his job. I don't really want it either.

So I think it depends a lot on your workplace and culture.[/quote]

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