Chris Jones: Having held a combination of managerial and analytical/technical roles (often at the same time) over several decades, I tend to think the analytical jobs are "easier". There's little appreciation for what mgmt deals with, the breadth of skills it takes, the time commitment, and the pure energy drain

I need a labeler just for people who cite bullshit jobs unironically.

I get why people think that every job but theirs is fake. There's a sense that we sort of intuit that in complex orgs the actual load-bearing positions differ from the org chart (cf. Ed B's post about Peggy and the University). BS jobs flatters the, "only I do real work" impulse.

I get mad about my companies org chart and pay structure not reflecting the actual load bearing positions that is not the same as thinking I am a load bearing position or that managers are useless.

I'm sorry but if you have any pretentions to an analytical mind you've got to let that shit go.

Having held a combination of managerial and analytical/technical roles (often at the same time) over several decades, I tend to think the analytical jobs are "easier". There's little appreciation for what mgmt deals with, the breadth of skills it takes, the time commitment, and the pure energy drain

Then again, it's probably easy if you're a sociopath and/or just don't give a shit. But, I'd say your success is far from guaranteed.

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