American employees doesn’t want to have a job in management

According to a recent survey most of American workers are reluctant to have a management related job. The cited increased stress as the most common reason to decline a position of a manager.

The survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Randstad, an employment services company, shows that addressing disgruntled employees, increased paperwork and having to terminate or lay off employees were the other top reasons workers shy away from management jobs.

In total 51% of people polled confessed they are reluctant to become managers. Respondents aged over 64 were least likely to be interested in management, at 68%. The youngest workers aged between 18 and 29 were most open to becoming managers, with just 42% rejecting the idea.

Among those who did want to become managers, their top reason was being able to share knowledge with others, followed by being responsible for the success of an organization and being able to influence decisions, it said.