Are Managers Underpaid?
It is a very common practice in majority of the business companies that managers work more than the employees. A manager works for at least 12 hours a day whereas an average employee works for 8 hours at best.
Now we all know that managers do get paid more than their subordinates. But is the extra payment good enough and can it justify the extra amount of effort that the manager puts in?
I would say the answer in NO. If you calculate and bring down the yearly salary of a manager to an hourly basis, you will find out that, a managers hourly income is less than that of a normal employee. Because the manager is not getting paid at the same hourly basis scale as the subordinates are.
This was the mathematics. But it’s not the only angle to look at this issue. Managers work from early morning to late night. This causes a severe lack of sleep and can affect the health and mind negatively. And to cure these problems they end up spending half of their money at the doctor’s place. Moreover, the job stress and tension does not help their cause. To add to this, their personal life gets the worst possible shape as the wives of managers have a zillion complains about them not sharing enough time with her or the children.
Again, the job stress that leads to sleeplessness causes inefficiency. It hampers decision making and thereby affects the performance. When that happens, managers never find a scarcity of people to question their ability and loyalty. So in a nutshell, managers losing their sanity for getting the job done for a company and in the process, getting cursed by the higher authority.
If you are a manager and you are a victim of this situation, then the best thing to do is delegate your authority. Trusting your subordinates is very important. You need to share your workload with them and relax a bit. If you are not confident about them, then train them. Share your knowledge with them. Let them take a few decisions. This will help them to grow as a responsible subordinate and will also give you more time to spend with your family.
Try to decrease your working hours and if you act smart you can get your job done by working 2 hours less every day. Try to do that and you might get your job and salary justified.
