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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]Who are these managers who aren't also technical experts doing the same work as their direct reports? [b]I need to get one of those gigs. I constantly hear about managers only signing time sheets and performance evaluations. Sigh.

I'm a millennial and became a manager because I wanted to run my own program. I got sick of managers who didn't know as much as me telling me what to do. If you have a great manager though, there's no reason to keep climbing the ladder. Being a manager is the worst. You can have one poor performer who takes up 30 hours a week of your time, and that becomes your life for a while. [/quote]

This. I’m a manager and I do the exact same work as my team plus all the “fun” managing duties. What companies pay managers to do admin only? Seriously, tell me. I need to apply there. [/quote]

Seems the company got a double with your salary. If you’re having to perform the same work duties and manage, there’s an issue within your organization or your micro manager, and you have no self-awareness.[/quote]

NP. All the managers I know perform the same or more duties than their employees. Plus managing. At my org we are very team oriented.

I don't have the capacity to micromanage. Every few years, I end up with an employee who needs intensive supervision, training, and performance management (PIP). Those situations can take so much time and energy that the rest of my workload falls behind for months. I always debate quitting because my job isn't doable when I need to micromanage like that. I need more personnel.

Oh and I am a fed who makes about 10k than my direct reports. Fun times![/quote]

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