A millennial who regrets rushing to be a manager in her 20s explains what she wishes she knew then and why it's fine to never want to be a boss at all

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Kim Elizabeth James shared why she wish she waited a little longer before becoming a manager.

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Meet the millennials who don't want to be managers. They say the extra pressure isn't worth it.

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Business Insider talked to two millennials, not pictured, who are happy being individual contributors instead of becoming managers.

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The fight over return-to-office is getting dirty

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Return-to-office mandates indicate a failure of imagination on the part of management and a refusal to do the work necessary to create a positive company culture.

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Google's latest job cuts were pretty targeted and reportedly included several 'director decapitations'

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Google News VP Shailesh Prakash.

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5 Gen Z workplace trends, from Bare Minimum Mondays to lazy girl jobs, that took off on TikTok in 2023

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Reese Witherspoon played Elle Woods in "Legally Blond."

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More than 4 out of 5 of bosses are 'accidental managers' who stumble into leadership with little training, a UK survey found

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A third of managers said they've never received formal management or leadership training, a survey by the Chartered Management Institute found.

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Insider Today: Signs your manager is burnt out

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Under-the-radar burnout is crushing America's managers

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I'm the former VP of HR at Microsoft. I've witnessed many bad managers in my career — and they almost all had these 4 traits.

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Chris Williams.

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The 'undermanaging' boss is just as toxic as micromanagers and 'lacks the courage or work ethic to really coach and lead,' a workplace expert says

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Undermanagers often mask their toxicity through empty goodwill gestures and being super friendly.

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