Got an offer to move into the office....
For context I've been in the trades since I left high school. Cabinets and then underground wet utilities for too long. Left to go work in bars for a long time, but you can't party for a living forever.
I went back to cabinets but landed a nice gig in low voltage at a hospital.
I took this gig knowing that the trade is quite varied and I could branch out to different specialized disciplines.
Here's the thing. Every single job I've ever gotten I've immediately been promoted quickly to lead, and then been talked to about management.
I've always declined. I just always saw the money in my hand to just do my job versus the way management talked about their stress. I see it on construction related threads all the time. We all see a bunch of laid off IT guys asking about getting in the field.
I'm just a little hesitant to take this offer, even though trusted people have marked me since the beginning as someone they want to bring on board.
Fuck man I'm in my late thirties and getting out of the trenches and ceilings should happen, but I have my doubts about the culture of management positions generally.
I'd love some stories from guys who have made the jump and loved or hated it.