So I’m getting a promotion soon (yay!), moving up from just a line cook to sous-chef and I’ve only been with this company for a few months. Thing is that I’m still quite young (mid twenties) and will be the direct supervisor of some people a fair bit older than I am. Think 10-20 years older. It might just still be a bit of imposter syndrome, but the idea of having to tell people who have been in the business for far longer than I what to do and such really weirds me out.
I feel I wouldn’t like it if “some young brat” that just got hired almost immediately gets a promotion and becomes my supervisor eventhough I worked at the company for far longer. Though maybe not everyone feels like this.
Do other people who have experience with a situation like this have any advice on how to deal with this? It’s kinda been keeping me up at night…
Congrats on the new job!
I’ve been there. Curiosity and respect go a long way. They were generally very supportive, despite some of them being there for 30+ years. Everyone just wants a good boss who’s looking out for them.
If you can show consistently you’re dedicated to the work and to their well being, there might be initial grumbling and then it’ll settle into whatever it is.
Be kind to yourself meanwhile. There’s nothing to prove and nothing to be. Because at the same time, if someone doesn’t like it they’ll already not like it.