Throughout my career, I have always been under the impression that the coveted role of a manager is a promotion of sorts and that you’ve made it if you’ve become one. Only lately did I realize as I was reflecting the journey of my career and my potential future paths, that indeed this role is not a promotion but in fact a parallel track of its own. When I recently got promoted at work, everyone kept asking me one question — “so, are you a manager now?”
To everyone contemplating or in the same situation as I am, I hope some of this advice makes sense. First and…