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I deal with the ******* customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills.
Mmmmmm, yeaaaah. Did you get that memo about the new cover sheets on the TPS reports?
Only if it's in my contract. Otherwise the grievance process gets started, and things get ugly.You Kick My Dog?
That's it. I'm filing for harassment, bucko.o rly?


I administer rashes and other skin diseases to myself to demonstrate the affliction for text-book pictures.
I worked as a technical person in my industry (not maggot ranching, geotechnical engineering) for over 15 years before I got into management. Now, as the CEO (with over 36 years in the business), when I interview young graduates, I'm not eager to hire them if I get the sense that they aspire to be in management in, say, five years (I call them "climbers"). In fields like mine, you gain the respect of the people who work for you by demonstrating that you can do their job at least as well as they can. I doubt that many of our 15- and 20-year professionals could be led effectively by a 27-year-old. We have some up-and-comers in their early thirties, but they have already established themselves as excellent project managers and technical resources.
You might have better luck climbing into management in the financial industries.