advantages & disadvantages of becoming a manager?

Question

Hey i just wanted to see others peoples thoughts of what are the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a manager?

Answer 1

Advantages: a few extra dollars, a little more prestige. Disadvantages: the cold comfort of other managers who have also forfeited their souls.

Answer 2

I think it takes a certain personality to be a manager. I have never been a manager myself but I have had many managers, good and bad.
I strongly believe a good manager must be able to motivate the people he or she manages to do their work. That is the hardest part.
For instance, If you study civil engineering, you will have a lot of technical knowledge and will more likely start as a technical person in any engineering firm. With time and experience, you could become a Project manager. Then, your job will change from doing things and using your technical knowledge (like doing AUTOCAD drawings) to Dealing and Managing people. You will have to make sure that the people you are supervising are performing and are being productive.
Most important, a good manager must possess good People skills.
Motivating, Dealing with workers, and making sure they do what they are supposed to do.

Answer 3

The Downside of Being a Manager-Nobody likes the boss and it's lonely at the top. You're the person who always has to make the decision, right or wrong, and somebody is always out for your job. On top of that there are legal liabilities that non-managers don't have as well as financial restrictions. Lonely At The Top-You are not as close to the employees in your group when you are the boss. You can't afford to be. A manager needs to be a little removed from the employees in order to objectively make the hard decisions. Many first time supervisors promoted from within the group to supervise it are amazed at how quickly former friends become cold and distant. Even an experienced manager brought in from outside finds the employees more aloof than they are with each other. No Immediate Reinforcement-A painter gets almost immediate feedback on whether or not he's doing a good job. Is the paint the right color; is it going where it should. A programmer also finds out pretty quickly whether or not a new sub-routine runs. Management isn't that way. Goals are usually more long-term, quarterly or even annual. The real measure of a manager's success, an improvement in their people management skill is even more long term and more difficult to manage. If you want immediate feedback on how well you're doing try widget manufacturing. If you can wait months or longer for feedback management may be for you. Buck Stops Here-You may and in most cases should have your employees make many of their own decisions. However, ultimately the responsibility for the final decision rests with the manager. When it appeared that insulation might have damaged the space shuttle wing, it was a manager who had to make the decision. It's the manager's job to make the decision, right or wrong. Somebody Always Wants Your Job-There is always someone after your job. Sometimes several people are. As a first line supervisor you may have several people in your group who think they could do your job better and are actively working to get that chance. As CEO of a company you have several people within your own organization who want your job and more people on the outside who are after it as well. They may not agree with the decisions you made or felt they could have made better decisions. You may have actually made a wrong decision and they will use that as leverage to try and push you aside. The higher you go in any organization the fewer positions there are at that level and the more competition there is for them. Legal Liabilities-Managers have legal liabilities that most workers don't. Managers frequently have to sign documents, they have to ensure the workplace is free from harassment, they have to keep their people safe. If a manager fails in any of these responsibilities they may be held legally liable. Financial Restrictions-Managers often have financial restrictions placed on them because of their position. The most common of these are the insider trading restrictions. The insiders list at a company is almost exclusively managers. While a worker can exercise stock options or trade in the company stock whenever they wish the managers on the insider list are restricted to windows of time that exclude immediately before and after quarterly financial results are announced.

To decide whether a career in management is right for you weigh the pros and cons and decide what's best for you, not what matters to someone else. If power, pay, and prestige are important to you then consider a career in management. However, if you don't like being legally or financially responsible for the actions of others it may be a bad choice. It's not that cut and dried since there are some things about management that are appealing and others not so appealing so weigh all the factors and decide. Bottom line is that management as a career path is not right for everyone. You have to like responsibility, enjoy working with people, be able to deal with uncertainty and make decisions on whatever facts are available. Managers are paid more, but definitely earn it. When all your people are pulling together toward the same goal and setting new records it can be a great feeling. When someone you trained goes off on their own to become successful there's a certain amount of pride for having helped them get started. http://management.about.com/cs/begintomanage/
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Answer 4

advantages: females may have better insight into interpersonal problems. Female managers may invoke more cooperation, vs competition, from their teams. Females may be more approachable then males. Females can change how people react to them by changing their 'look'. Females tend to be better organized. disadvantages Females are trying to compete in a very male organizational structure. Females may have to deal with personal conflicts males have with women. I.e., if they hate their wives or are in the closet, they may take it out on you. Females may be seen as ineffective, even if their departments perform well. (many male managers equate screaming and yelling at subordinates with 'action', while calm discussion and planning is considered 'not doing anything'.

Answer 5

managers also have to show measurable dollar amounts at the end of the month, or quarter. At least us underlings don't have to directly prove we are doing a good job by improving profits. We just have to get our tasks done on time.
I think I will stick to being a grunt for a while. I just have to do a little better than grunt #2. The boss has prove that there is more money today than yesterday.

Answer 6

Advantages

- Being more aware of what is going on in the company

- To be able to further your career with this company or another company because of work experience

- Ability to learn new people skills and challenges

Disadvantages -

- You will have to make decisions that you may not like doing

- People will come to you with ALL their problems expecting you to solve them

- More workload, longer hours, pay not so great in lower levels

- Having a title but still not have the power to change things.

Answer 7

Advantages:

More money.
More respect.
People sucking up to you, if you like that kind of thing.

Disadvantages:

Typically longer hours.
More responsibilities.
You often take the blame when your subordinates screw up.
Good possibility of your subordinates not liking you if your management style clashes with their work style.

Answer 8

pros- more money, power,
cons- responsible for other peoples mistakes and having to keep them motivated, basically a babysitter
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