To want to step down as an assistant manager

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Hi all,

I’m feeling very demotivated and looking for some advice. I work for a medium sized though well known charity and have recently become employed as an assistant manager.
I am 2 weeks in and am not enjoying it at all. I am suddenly realising I loved working with clients and miss them.
I don’t know if I’m just reacting to the change and should give it more time or step down after a few months.
I took this role as I am now in my early 30s and felt I needed some sort of progression (also saw peers from my high school/uni be in higher positions in their fields and felt left behind in all honesty). The only way to get progression in my work place is through management.
I loved my previous role, though this could come with its own challenges at times. But I’m feeling as thought back office, reporting and managing staff is not for me.
AIBU?

I have been in management for the last 10yrs and recently moved into an operations manager role, miss the people and the social aspect of my job, although I do not miss the drama comes with managing a big number of staff... they all come with so much drama!

Give yourself time :)

I always think it takes 6 months to fully assess a new role, unless it's absolutel awful. It's always good to have on the CV if you can stick with it for a year or two. Gives you more options down the road.

I've switched between client facing and management a couple of times over the years and it's a big adjustment ever time.

I now have a role that's a combination of both and think it's the ideal situation.

Is there no scope to work with clients as a. Assmanager? Could you deal with the high profile cases for example? Could you coach others via having them sitting in on meetings with you?

Agree it's too soon to rule out your role but perhaps you could start thinking about how you can change it. Otherwise are there similar positions elsewhere that DO work client facing?

@introverteccentric yes I’ve already experienced some drama with managing staff. And the sickness cover etc is such a headache.

@ThirtyThrillionThreeTrees definitely feeling the big change from switching. I feel as though I miss the dynamics of mingling with clients. 6 months is a probationary review I think for this role.

@MooQuackNeigh unfortunately no. I had assumed that it would be a mix of both. That does not seem to be the case, it is only staff management based and reporting. Managers also sit away from the rest of their team and intermingle together in a separate room.

Are they giving you management/ leadership training? It’s daunting jumping into manage people if you’ve not done it before. There are loads of people posting on Insta/TikTok with leadership tips- particularly for new managers.
As a new manager I found watching lots of these quite helpful.
Check out
https://www.instagram.com/missclairebenjamin?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://www.instagram.com/katewaterfallhill?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

@FinchFrench no, no management training. If anything I felt I was thrown into the deep end and just expected to ‘know’ things as I was an internal recruit.

thanks for those links, I will look into those :)