I'm 23. I don't want to 'manage' anybody. I want to be in a team where I'm a facilitator and advocate. If people need to be 'managed' that is a red flag to me, and it isn't worth the slightly better paycheck.
This comment cuts straight to my immediate thought when reading - did they dig into the separate bits that people thought a managers job entailed, and which bits where appealing or not?
Cos apparently* "double the amount (30%) would opt for a flat, team-based structure if given the choice" so team work is seen as important.
So what functions would people like in a team? Mentors? Facilitators? Which of these might they actually want to do themselves if it wasn't seen as tainted by the phrase "middle management"?
* I can't see any link to actual data or what questions were used, so we are all working of a thin PR statement which isn't the best.
