Many middle managers are actively looking for another job amid stress and burnout reasons. The majority of them feel ignored by their boss and lament didn't receive enough training on key issues before starting out.
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Middle management is currently among the most under-pressure positions in the workplace.
A survey conducted in the UK by Capterrra found that 75% of them feel overwhelmed, stressed or burned out.
Having to deal with individual and administrative duties at the same time means 61% of them do not have enough time in an average week to accomplish all their tasks.
The survey found 44% of their time is used purely to attend meetings.
The results also show that one of the biggest issues middle managers face is starting out in a job while still unprepared.
Indeed, 77% of middle managers say they received no managerial training before being promoted.
Half wish they had conflict resolution training (50%), followed by project management (37%), delegation (32%) and time management training (31%).
While feedback is key in improving one's performance, 51% of middle managers say their boss never or rarely schedules a one-to-one with them to discuss their work.
As a result, nearly a quarter (24%) say they are actively looking for other jobs.