Stepping up to Management

Thanks everyone.

Money is not the issue. I am paid very well. While more is always great, I took this position coming off a layoff, the second of my career. I am getting to the age and the point in my career where I NEED to take a management role. This dog can still run, but I am starting to feel a generational gap between my younger coworkers and myself. I want the experience and new challenges.

I am trying to keep calm. the department is so disorganized right now and the workload is staggering. I am prioritizing, but my time is sucked away by administrative tasks and reports. The vacancy of my manager left a huge vacuum because I was not kept up to date.