We are not management material over here 🤣 Let me make my money in peace behind the scenes lol

I never had the desire to be a manager. It’s more work, more responsibility, and sometimes more hours. I’m here to collect a paycheck and dip when its time.

A good friend of mind recently offered a manager job. She turned it down right away, because she wants to keep her social life and sanity.

You and I are on the same page! I'm 45 years old and I STILL have no desire for management. Friends always tell me management is where the big money is but I like my peace of mind and I'm not willing to sacrifice it for money. I'm pretty good with empathy and accountability but I just don't want to do it.

I used to want to climb the corporate ladder until I got into the actual work field and NOPE!

I’ve been a manager in retail and healthcare. Though I just entered the IT world a few years ago, I feel like it’s all the same no matter the field. #hatedit I hate telling grown folks what they need to do. I also hate being on call while being paid salary. I also hated the financial part in healthcare. I had to budget the funds for my program and explain every cent used. I hated the daily/monthly/quarterly/annual documentation.

I have 0 desire to be in management either. I'd rather work with and deal with tech than people.

Excellent video. This topic is not discussed enough. NOT everyone is cut out for management. However everyone wants a substantial pay. It also sucks that a lot of people who get supervisor or management positions are selfish, poor communicators, incapable of leading or taking constructive feedback. And since they can’t communicate effectively they have rule people with an iron fist.

I'm just tryna talk to myself in the server room and get paid for it 😆

You caught me with the "spreading them cheeks" line

I think I'll always want to stay a grunt and never achieve the coveted Senior tag on my title. As long as I'm making good money and I'm happy, I'll never want the extra responsibility and I'm for damn sure next taking any management role.

I did the right things. Got a degree, worked free overtime, worked free at home, dealt with office politics for years. Now I'm dealing with an uneducated, Narcissistic, maniac boss. You can tell those who follow the correct path and those that BS their way through life.

Great point & fully understandable.

I don't need the flex and happy to leave that to the blind ones. Management doesn't give you any power, more work and very little pay for the added stress. I don't want obligations for overtime, absences or staff that quit. I'm more than happy to remain a technical specialist.

Amen!!!

Hey what's up Lise! Hope all is well with you. I share the same sentiment as you when it comes to management. I have always taken this stance because yes, I don't want to be responsible for other peoples mess. I know it doesn't always involve mess, but 9 times outta 10, you have to deal with complicated, sometimes unnecessary stuff and that's just not a lane I choose. Now not saying I can't do the job because I am a leader but like you, I like what I do very much and I like coming in, doing the mf job and clockin the Fuuudge out. Plus as a manager, you tend to move away from the tech and go towards the clerical and I didn't study all this shit to become a glorified baby sitter. Now no offense to all my managers out here, peace to you all, but it's just not me. You be easy, be safe and I enjoyed the video!

I once upset a manager by calling him a "professional meeting attender". He actually switched careers not too long after that.

It’s all fun and games until you’re getting bossed around by someone half your age and a quarter of your knowledge. Management is necessary progression.

I am at the end of my career in IT and I make 30 as Desktop Support with no degree.

I find that some people with a strong desire to be in middle management tend to be controlling and manipulative (and yuck). This isn't so much the case for upper management though. I've been an engineer for almost 20 years and almost all of my managers have been, lets just say, not the type of people I'd sit and have a beer with.

I never thought it being a trade, but it totally is now I think about it! Re being a manager. If you like working as a network engineer (which I do) why on earth would I want to trade that to go be a manager? It's a totally different job and, in my opinion, totally unenjoyable. They don't really get paid that well, they have to play the office politics game, they're more likely to get fired and most importantly they don't ever get to work on a network. I almost feel like sometimes people who specifically aspire to be managers often aren't fit to lead teams.

The only “manager” position I held was a TAM role…the main reason I enjoyed it was because I could still be hands on in a technical way….if it was just a manager role though I wouldn’t have accepted it 😅😂🥂

I actually landed a management job without actually managing. im kinda of like an account manager (basically), so i answer to higher ups all the time. Its killing my life to act like i care about the company. When they go off talking about "what keeps me up at night", like these fools really go home and think about work. Even though im a manager, im done when im done. They are already pushing me to go higher or move over. That is why im here. They wont let a brotha breathe. I been this position for 4 years and they already told me "you mastered this, its time to move on"... And to be honest, i still feel like i got a lot to learn. They are forcing me up the ladder and im afraid of heights.

Hey lise! Question, Do you recommend going through the labs after completing all the course material? Or do you suggest going through the labs while going through the material?

I've been saying this for years. I don't want to be a manager. Maybe that will change later but I have not wanted to be a manager for a long time lol.

Preach Preach, how about when co workers become mgmt. without any mgmt training. Like you said, you have deal with folks brown nosing / throwing you under the bus or using your intel against you in a meeting. Agreed, do my job, get the project done and go home. Disconnect until the next day. LAWD Micro Managing is the worse!!! I thought it was me. Nice Breakdown…. Bless

Individual contributor... Probably til I die. Don't want to sign contractor timesheets...

I do not wanna to be manager either

management is very boring... I prefer technical stuff

One day, you will be a Manager. By you looking back on these videos in the future; nonetheless, you will realize that you already had these "Management Qualities". Of course you will get tired through the transition, but continue to bob and weave with the punches.

😭😭😂

🤔🤔🤔 wondering what spurred this video .😅

Yeah I’m in the same mind set. I have had a couple opportunities to get mgmt roles but I’m like nah I’ll stick to my engineering/ architecture role. Not trying to manage a bunch of incels 🤣😂🤣

You sound perturbed 😮😅

100% management aint it! Dealig with people, company politics, finance. NO THANK YOU. Most management, in my experience, have stopped developing after getting their degree. Also, lots of nepotism the higher up you go. Staying on the engineering removes a lot of gatekeepers and ass kissers.