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Job satisfaction | Many people don't want to be a manager or CEO and that's OK

Many people don't want to be a manager or CEO and that's OK

There was a time when promotion and climbing the career ladder was the be-all and end-all of job progression.

It might seem tongue-in-cheek to say that everyone wished to become a manager, a boss and the CEO before getting their carriage clock and heading happily and proudly into retirement, but that is the learned process for many.

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