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Regret work promotion

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  • 15-01-2019 11:09pm
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    Gullible Scallion
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    I was promoted at work a few months ago and I hate it. The workload is much bigger than I expected and I'm finding the level of responsibility very difficult. My staff are not really experienced enough for me to delegate work to them. The stress of it all is starting to affect my health. I'm seriously thinking of asking to be demoted and for my old job back.

    Has anyone ever done this? Or any advice?


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    Brego888
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭Brego888


    Gullible Scallion wrote: »
    I was promoted at work a few months ago and I hate it. The workload is much bigger than I expected and I'm finding the level of responsibility very difficult. My staff are not really experienced enough for me to delegate work to them. The stress of it all is starting to affect my health. I'm seriously thinking of asking to be demoted and for my old job back.

    Has anyone ever done this? Or any advice?

    I have. No job or promotion is worth sacrificing your happiness or health. I can't stress that enough.
    I'm in a job now which I'm very happy in, have moved up the ladder again and have recently had the chance to get another promotion but rejected it because I knew it would make me unhappy.
    Life is too short.


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    dubrov
    Registered Users Posts: 3,546 ✭✭✭dubrov


    You need to start delegating and stop trying to do it all yourself. Otherwise the staff will never get up to speed.

    If you are not comfortable with that, maybe the role doesn't suit you.


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    petes
    Registered Users Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    Delegate. If the staff aren't up to it should they really be there?

    I delegate and then help out as needed while also taking on my own work load.

    As a previous poster has said the people you are over won't learn if you aren't giving them the tasks.


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    Big Bag of Chips
    Administrators Posts: 13,767 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Big Bag of Chips


    I agree, how are the staff supposed to gain experience if they aren't given the work? If you need more specifically experienced staff then you need to tell management to hire them. Being in management comes with its own challenges. But trust that the people the company employed are capable of doing the job. Give them the work and then oversee it. Check in regularly to see if they're OK with it, if they've any questions.


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