Me? Manager? Again? No!

[customersruinmylife]

I think my boss is going to ask me if I want to be a manager again.

I mentioned in my previous thread that I had pretty much gone full time again at the pub. This is due to teacher training proving to be VERY expensive, and I am gradually heading towards going into debt. There were a couple of other family reasons but I'm not going into that (don't worry though, it's all ok ) Last night, I was working in the kitchen, when Boss came in to have a talk with me about when I could work, and when I was at school ect.

I also mentioned in Morons in Management that an awesome manager is leaving. This leaves New Manager (arsehole) and Lazy Manager. Boss was talking about how different it was going to be when he left ect, when she pointed something out.

I am the only employee, besides herself, that knows how to run the bar AND kitchen. The other managers don't have a clue, Awesome Manager knew, but he's leaving. Boss realised this as she was talking to me, and started saying how the timing couldn't be better. She had back up if she needed it if something went wrong on the bar or vice-versa.

Boss: So it's great that you're going to be working more. I need someone who will be able to take over if something goes wrong. The other two don't know how to do that! I'll talk to you more about it next week.

Oh God. If she tries to promote me she's going to be very disappointed. I will never, ever, EVER be a manager again. Been there, done that, was fucking horrible!

[bainsidhe]

Hmm, I think it's a good idea to be proactive about this and head her off. Even if she doesn't make you management, she seems to assume you're more than a mere employee. You are not manager backup/support. You are a bartender and kitchen staff. Perhaps she's forgotten how miserable you were before? Or that you have a life outside of the bar?

I wish you luck and the very best of everything at the bar.

[Blade_Raver]

"I won't take the job unless you paid me x/hour to do it."

Let x be the minimum amount of money you're willing to take to justify working there. Don't balk at anything less.

If they try to talk you down:

"I gave you the minimum amount I could justify taking to do that job. You're lucky I didn't raise my price."

"What you're paying me now isn't enough to justify taking that crap job. Doing what I'm doing now and getting paid what I'm being paid to do is enough for me to tolerate right now."

"No. Ask me again and my price goes up $Y/hr. every time you ask me."

You give them an inch, they're going to take a mile. Keep your pimp hand strong and don't let them make a fool out of ya.