Have you ever had to manage people at your job? If so, what was the hardest thing about it? If not, would you ever want to manage people?
One of my previous jobs was as a manager of a photo lab. I didn't like being the bad guy. I liked everyone there and we had a lot of fun, but every now and then I had to yell at someone. I had to fire someone I liked once. It sucked. But I also got to fire someone I didn't like. That was better 🙂
Overall, I enjoy being in charge. Well, I don't know if I enjoy it as much as I just feel comfortable with it. I tend to take control of most situations subconsciously. Indecision bothers me, so if there is a lull, I try to get people focused and active again. I suppose I am goal-oriented. I need to have a destination in mind and constantly be working towards achieving it. It drives my wife crazy. She hates going to the mall with me. When we decide to go from one store to another, everything between my current location and my destination no longer exists for me, except as an obstacle. I don't see the doodads on the table, I see something to walk around. I don't see the old friend from high school, I see another body on the escalator and begin calculating if it would be faster to use the stairs. She gets pretty frustrated that our quiet Saturday doing nothing becomes a mad dash from place to place.
Well, that certainly got off topic.
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