About a year ago, I (24m) got promoted to being manager of a department in the company I work for in a small country. At the time I was excited for the opportunity and challenge to tackle something new.
A year later, I absolutely hate it.
I hate being responsible for other persons mistakes and inefficiencies. I hate having to continually follow up with staff about completing their duties. We're all adults, we know what we have to do. Why can't they just do their jobs without me having to ask all the time?
I hate that I spend a big chunk of my time in meetings and answering emails instead of dealing with my actual workload. I hate having to figure out how to shuffle things when a person calls in sick. I hate that I now have to “present” myself in a certain way because I'm a role model in the company.
I just really hate that I have to be responsible for so many other things and people beside my work. Directors always have ridiculous and unreasonable demands yet somehow always expect them to be met. It's too much and overwhelming and I think about quitting a lot but I feel like it might be career suicide so I'm trying to stick it out for a while longer.