I am a 31-year-old man working at a workplace where I was promised a management position, this company is quite small where there are several pensioners who have run the company before it was acquired and taken over by a new operation. The job involved something I have worked on continuously for almost 8 years.
In connection with the acquisition of this company, I asked the boss if there were any people of the same age in connection with this project to build up and run the company in a different way.
I was then informed that another person (10 years younger than me) would also be “helping”.
For about 6 months, I found myself in a situation where I don't feel the leadership is based on my premises and I finally contact the boss that there is too much leadership from several angles, which causes things to get messy. Then I am told that it is better to have more people who have more overview and it becomes more relieving for me, but in the whole and big picture it is still the case that it is a bit messy. The person I mentioned earlier (who is 10 years younger) knows the boss well from previous working relationships and they talk a lot, every day. Information that should have been discussed and decisions that concern everyone who will manage projects are often passed on through this person instead of being taken up in a joint meeting. Which makes me not feel included. I know with my hand on my heart that I could clearly manage things better alone and that I am more experienced than the other person and I get less pay because one position is split into two.
I earn less than people my average age do and I often feel that I am not good enough and I am not included enough.
It's a nice job and I manage my own tasks as I want and it's a good social atmosphere on a general basis, but it's not sustainable in the times we live in and the age I've reached.
What should I do, break through and “take over” the solo leadership positions or simply change jobs?