Pressure to accept an unwanted management promotion
🧭 worksocial problemSingle report ●●●●●
A long-term technical professional reports being pressured to accept a newly created management role that they feel unqualified for and that involves adversarial responsibilities, while their preferred path to a senior technical role remains blocked.
What people do today
- Lobbying for a different promotion
- Seeking advice on how to decline without damaging career prospects
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A negotiation coaching service specifically for employees facing 'poisoned chalice' promotions.
- A template-based communication tool to help employees document their career goals and decline mismatched roles professionally.
- A mentorship platform connecting employees with experienced managers to discuss navigating internal role transitions.
Real voices
“It's also, without trying to give much away, an essentially adversarial job where I'm going to be placed in a position that will absolutely antagonise the people I'll be managing.”
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