[Mechathulhu]

So, out of doing nothing but my job like a good employee would do and doing it well enough to get recognized for it, I've just been selected to be promoted from cook to shift manager at my Pizza Hut store. I have a week to decide and have been weighing the pros and cons of taking the opportunity given to me.

To be honest I feel like the job itself should be an easy enough undertaking after learning the ins and outs, but the responsibility is obviously more than that of a cooks grunt work that I've been used to and comfortable with.

In understanding that my title will come with bonus duties and more brushes with the hierarchy I am debating taking the position based on my experiences of a less complicated working arrangement versus any compensation my new title would bring me and it's not a plain and easy decision to make.

In the end I will be more integrated into the enforcement of company interests and playing babysitter to my workers as well. My new routine will have me learning a whole side of the job I've only witnessed being performed thus far, but if I have the will to learn it and leave behind my simple cook position, I can only hope I wouldn't have any regrets.

I believe I have the capacity to work as a manager and get comfortable with it over time if I were to take the roll, but that is only in the simplest terms of my job. All I can say is that I've never really been in a position to take on this type of responsibility. To be considered someone who is suspected to have what it takes to not only lead my team and have the odds to succeed is a honor, but it carries the weight of the opposite side of the spectrum as well.

At the moment I can't confidently say I'd like to take my chances with it, but there are my thoughts on the matter as is. I'd like to see if I could negotiate a few terms that might make it more worthwhile but that's for whenever the time comes.

If you've read this far I appreciate your mettle in reading through my ramblings on this subject, if any of you have any wisdom to give on what you believe is a worth it outcome feel free to post a response here if you wish.

Thank you for your time!

[RaVeN]

No one is ever ready to step up into a leadership position.
What you have to trust is the judgement of those in that position (or higher) that have selected you.
Remember that they've selected you for a reason(s)
And hopefully they won't throw you into the deepend on day 1!

Putting yourself in an new/uncomfortable position is the spice of life! And it builds confidence.
I can guarantee that, over time, you will adapt and the new role will become as easy (or easier) than your current role.

There will be challenges, of course, but read this -> Almost no adult in the world knows what they are doing.
We are all just making stuff up and going for it.
(if you don't believe me go to a conference that focuses on your role)

And those few out there that do know what they are doing - they spent (IMO) too much time in their current role, not seeking enough challenges.

[jawfin]

All I heard was free pizza.


In my life I have had, and still do have, significant responsibilities; like shared oversight over many (200+) people.
There's many things I could say but keeping it simple I'd go with: -

1. Make sure you keep loving your job. Identify what you enjoy and bask in it, and also identify what is taking away your joy and shore it up.
2. In regard to staff, commend in public and discipline in private. I.E. If someone's done good, let every one know, not as boasting, but so they feel good about their job. If you need correct someone, you do it one-on-one; not with the view of winning an argument but to get them back where they can be (a good worker).
3. Give counsel as a pronoun: "This is where we can focus on", not "you"!
4. Don't do everything yourself, even if you're better at it. Train, train, train!

You'll find the human resource factor to be the issues you need to tread most carefully.

[Mnsomc]

I myself am not too experienced with respect to career choices, but I'll share how I'll approach this dilemma if it were to happen to me.

I'd ask myself what I'd want to do in 5 years. Or 10 years. Or 20 years. And then, I'll ask myself, would taking this new position help those goals or not. If I see myself not being happy with the current situation for a very long time and trying to be promoted someday, I'd take the promotion now (and I think Rav makes a great point that not many are "ready" when they accept a new promotion/challenge). If I see myself enjoying the current job for a very long time, or I am preparing for another line of career that's completely unrelated to what I'm currently doing (and I do it just to make a living for now), I can see myself not taking the promotion to avoid any of the risks associated with the new position.

[Jagged Fel]

Good luck =D Whatever you choose, I just hope you're happy. I think happiness is more important than being rich