Is being a manager the hardest position? In the eyes of your staff you have power but in reality you have no power, you are managing at the direction of the director or partner.

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Director is definitely worse from my experience

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^ yep

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I feel like the transition to Manager was hard even "working at the next level" does not prepare you for the ten thousand extra things you're doing all at once. But once use to the chaos, everyday working isnt hard at all. I also work pretty collaboratively with the D/MD/P I'm under so there's rarely a case when I'm just told what to do and follow, so my staff have input to the project as well. I'm not a Director yet so I can't speak above that.

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Ugh I think I’m out. Industry here I come

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I'm fing tired

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Been here a few years as an exp hire and I don’t think I’ve had a good manager role model yet. All the ones I’ve worked with are either old and have one foot out the door until retirement or are super young and just do stuff in MS Project and help with proposal decks here and there all while partying too hard IMO

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Director is hardest role for the relative comp.

If you the right skill set, experience, personality and presence, Partner is easiest.

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I don't think being manager is the hardest, however i do find it to be the most annoying due to the crap u have to deal with outside just pure delivery

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I thought Senior was a lot harder than manager

Definitely feeling like my manager days were less stressful.

Talking to folks I would say director/ senior manager is harder, a lot more crap you have to deal with than as a manager. At least as manager there's less sales pressure and you dont get caught up in as much politics. Senior is not easy but much more straightforward.

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