Management Hell

In a week when the stock markets once again frayed nerves across the globe, those working in the City would be forgiven for craving a simpler life, perhaps managing people rather than money. But it turns out there is more to being a manager than barking instructions at a personal assistant and putting up motivational posters depicting kittens frolicking above the word IMAGINATION.

According to a recent report, being promoted into management is right up there alongside divorce and bereavement in terms of stressful life events. Why? To find out I talked to two shell-shocked acquaintances who have very recently made the tortuous transition into the world of reserved parking bays and discovered that…

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