“You won’t get promoted at home”
Some folks will happily take that tradeoff.
Being a manager means dealing with idiot employees—whether they work in the office or at home.
I must have turned down a dozen requests to “promote” me in my career.
That is a big, and valid, point.
I was a happy engineer with an interesting and fulfilling career, till I was told I needed to do my DEI bosses job and my own.
Because she could not do her job.
After a bit, I was told that it was time to move on. Middled aged white guy and was time to move on. So I did, found a different industry, and ended up a manager because I had functionally BEEN ONE for a decade.
But I do miss the days of wine and song as a happy engineer. Lots of freedom and accountability. Now all I have is accountability