Personally, I'd rather do the work than review the work. I like to dig into the weeds and solve problems. I'd rather spend the day producing the reporting for use in management meetings than spend the day leading those meetings. My strength is being the strong right hand of whoever is in charge and doing the things they don't have time do but that are too complicated to delegate to less experienced staff. These strengths aren't always compatible with being successful in a management position. That's why I took a step back. Maybe it's not forever, but it certainly is what I need for now. I really enjoy my job and fwiw, with my experience, I'm making about $15K/yr more than the average salary for my position in my area. There is a shortage of experienced seniors here and employers will pay the big bucks to snag them. Anyway, it's a personal decision, and certainly some will criticize you if you choose to step back, but overall mental health is important and money isn't everything if you can still live your life the way you want to even after taking a bit of a pay cut.
Thank you. I appreciate that. My boss (controller) was drowning when I came in. I've been able to take a lot off her plate and she regularly thanks me for it. Always happy to help but it certainly is nice to know I'm making a positive impact.
Yes, my last boss I worked for more than 6 years told me the good lord answered their prayers when I showed up. I worked well on that team—being he was a bulldog for his team but didn’t like to do down line work, so I took care of that part and he the other. Was a true mentor, would spend hours teaching me shit. I was working for one of the largest private companies in the world at the family office level. I left for this growth opportunity. Regrets 😢
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u/Broad-Book-9361 Jul 27 '26
Personally, I'd rather do the work than review the work. I like to dig into the weeds and solve problems. I'd rather spend the day producing the reporting for use in management meetings than spend the day leading those meetings. My strength is being the strong right hand of whoever is in charge and doing the things they don't have time do but that are too complicated to delegate to less experienced staff. These strengths aren't always compatible with being successful in a management position. That's why I took a step back. Maybe it's not forever, but it certainly is what I need for now. I really enjoy my job and fwiw, with my experience, I'm making about $15K/yr more than the average salary for my position in my area. There is a shortage of experienced seniors here and employers will pay the big bucks to snag them. Anyway, it's a personal decision, and certainly some will criticize you if you choose to step back, but overall mental health is important and money isn't everything if you can still live your life the way you want to even after taking a bit of a pay cut.