Why do most people become A$$holes when they are promoted to manament?

Answer 1

Dearest Brian, that is the way business world is run! The higher you go up the corporate ladder, the more people bellow you to sh*t on!

Answer 2

Many managers are placed in tough circumstances when having to follow company policy. Employees will challenge a newly promoted staff member and their authority. Causing the new manager to enforce the rules. Isn't it ironic that the managers are seen as the jerks when they are trying to do a job and are forced by disrespectful staff that engage in circumstances that result in disciplinary actions. Many employees are jealous and do not want the new manager to succeed, so they make it hard for the manager. The employee that cannot respect the new challenges and responsibilities of the manager is the real jerk. Maybe this is why the other person was promoted and the others were not.

Answer 3

Well your opinion of managers is not accurate for all managers. Perhaps it's because you have only been led by bad ones and haven't had the opportunity to experience wonderful ones. Management is a very difficult job, and please don't scoff because it sounds like you've never managed before. Not only does the work load increase considerably, but it is also difficult to delegate work appropriately to many different types of people who work under you. Good managers have the ability to work with many types of people comfortably -- but that kind of manager is very difficult to find -- hence, you get managers from across the spectrum. He hardest part of management is not really the work load itself. Rather, it is that particular personality that generates comfort and trust from many other personalities, and also the ability to motivate without being forceful that will make a successful manager. Very rare indeed, not enough good supply to fulfill demand.

Do keep in mind as well that not only do we need good leaders, but we also need good followers. That is how business is run after all -- it's not a bad thing to be a follower. I think people place a negative connotation to the word, but it really isn't. You need both. It takes teamwork and the focus is on getting things done right and well, rather than who has the power and who doesn't.

Answer 4

Typically when a technician is promoted into management, they are in over their head. I know a number of technically astute people who are TERRIBLE at management, mostly because they've never been taught how to manage!

There is a vast difference in being able to do a job and being able to effectively manage a team doing that job! And a good manager does NOT need to know how to do the job; they just need to know who to go to for technical answers.

When you're a technician, you are told what to do and when to do it, and sometimes exactly how to do it. A manager needs to know what needs to be done, who can do it, when they're available to do it, what resources are available, and when it needs to be done and then has to schedule and direct all of the action. At the same time, they need to keep their team happy and their own boss happy as well.

When that highly skilled tech gets the promotion, he or she often doesn't have a clue how to handle the management tasks. They are accustomed to being praised for their technical skills but suddenly they are being attacked from all corners for things that aren't being done or are not being done properly. The team is upset because of jealousy or a misconception that they can now "get away" with things that they couldn't before. The boss is unhappy becase things aren't being scheduled properly and other teams are being delayed. And the new manager is pissed because the same folks who used to lavish praise upon them are now demanding to know why they are so incompetent. Under those circumstances, who wouldn't come of as an a$$hole at least some of the time?

Well-run companies are aware of this and will carefully select people for promotion and groom them for the tasks that they will face well before the promotion is announced. During this grooming process, middle management (if they're competent themselves) will recognize the potential for added responsibility and cull those who don't have the potential and provide additional training and guidance for those who do.

Answer 5

Hmm...let me answer this one. That's because as you move up that ladder you take on more and more responsibility. With more and more responsibility comes more and more stress. You simply CANNOT behave the same way you did as an employee. Things are different, life is different, jobs are much more complex, and the employees......well remember they were one too and know firsthand the tricks of the trade for shamming one's way through the day. Instead of focusing on their behavior you might want to try either supporting them for the good of the organization or just packing up and moving on to a nicer manager with less responsibility and a higher probability that things are not being watched as closely as they should.

Answer 6

When ever someone is promoted to management there job roles change and they a tons of responsibility. Remember they still have a boss to answer to as well. I will agree some people do not have management skills and they new some serious training.

Answer 7

because managment is the art of getting the work done through others. if promoted from within , former co-workers will resent the fact that there former co-worker is now making twice as much, doing differnt less labouros work. and controls things like their pay rates and scheduals, so they are forced into becoming a s s holes

Answer 8

There are three main leadership styles: Authoritarian, Democratic, and Hands-Off.

Authoritarian: "I tell you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it! It better get done!" ALMOST ALL of your bosses resort to this style, because they fail to realize that the others exist or that they work. Workers tend to dislike these guys.

Democratic: "This is what WE need to get done guys; how what do you think?"... "Okay, let's get to it." These are your more respected managers. They are the ones you would listen to whether they could fire you or not.

Hands-Off: "You know what needs to be done, I trust you to take care of it." These guys are well-liked, but sometimes do not get the job finished.

All of these leadership styles should be somewhat juggled, as each has its place and time.

Answer 9

Because their boss is now making them responsible for the operation. There's a lot more to it now for them.
When I took over my plant, I would start on something that needed to be done and my boss would come in and add a bunch more that needed to be done by a certain time. It was a nightmare.

Answer 10

cause they actually have a job to do. it sucks, but if you were friends before, then one of you goes into management... the other is going to pay. a case like this is really alot of miscommunication. solution? both parties need to sit down and talk about everything.

Answer 11

Most times its because they were A$$holes to begin with. Ever saw their version of 'networking'?