I spend so much time getting others to do work for me & communicating with partners and clients that I hardly get anything done myself. Gunning for manager, or about to get fired for being useless?

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I am experiencing the same thing as a senior. Worked a full day yesterday and didn't really do any of my own work.

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That's what managers and directors do

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I was having that exact same thought last night. Glad to hear it's not just me.

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Not gonna lie, thats the dream. O hate doing my own work Q.Q

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Sounds like you worked a half day then, not a full day!

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This is true. But you still get the hairy eyeball when you don't have billables. At the rate I'm going, I won't make budget for the year

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It only gets worse when you're a manager. Thats the story for all my days

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Definitely worse as a manager. Way too much administrative work

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^the admin work never ends but neither do the client work expectations...at least at manager you get to do less billable work, right MossAdams?

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This is my whole life.

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