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Thanks you for sharing the experience. I totally understand what you are saying. Especially the part about 40+ and getting only freelance jobs. But I have a question: As an entry manager, how do I go about managing the incompetent team members. The reason I am being given the opportunity is that they don't have anyone to take this role and the senior manager is finding it hard to deal with so many people. But I have been working with the team as a lead and it has been quite frustrating a few times due to total lack of motivation,commitment and in many cases ability to learn from many members. I am now being given the responsibility to manage them. I worry that I might be getting into a role set for failure from the beginning itself.

Thanks for the excellent reply. I happen to enjoy reading and I am looking forward to it. Any books you recommend. Primary management skills where I lack: - I tend to look at people through my tech lens. if someone is more technically skilled than me, I look up to them and I cannot accept laziness, non-commitment, bullshit etc. Now I understand that I need to stop doing that and see people as just people who have different moods on a daily basis. What books would you recommend to become non-judgemental, and empathetic

- What do I do about actually non-competent people. You see, while I am excited about the role, I am also scared. I have been very good in my tech role and my management career will depend upon my team. But, in the fast few years, my team has accumulated a lot of baggage and a lot of people are totally unmotivated and non-committed. I feel like I am being given this role because noone else wants it. any suggestions?