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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take or keep the job that satisfies you[/quote]

This - why would I ever want to supervise someone?  The headaches of HR, performance reviews, and I don't get to do the work that I really like to do.  I don't mind being supervised by someone who is younger than me as long as they know what they are doing, which, in most cases, they do.  And in other cases, age is not the limiting factor.[/quote]

That's perfectly reasonable in certain fields. If you're in engineering, software, etc. where IC's can make plenty of money, the hassle of management very well may not be worth it. But if you're in a nonprofit, trade association, or much of government, you're going to cap out at a pretty low salary if you're not making it to management. Smaller nonprofits and associations are the worst for this, anyone making more than $70 or $80k has at least one direct report. In government unless you're a lawyer or IT person nonsupervisory positions over GS 13 are extremely rare.

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