3rd job in about 1.25 years(had a few years gap before that) and each one of those jobs have pushed for it. There were talks had the previous two with me refusing(the pushing didn't stop), and I can feel it happening at this job. We lost our team lead for an indefinite amount of time, and the pressure from upper management has been landing on me. Being asked to handle team wide issues, expectations to motivate other team members, discussions with management about the team.
I just don't get it. There's obviously a pattern here but I can't figure out the cause.
Edit: Leadership positions is probably a more fitting description than middle management.