About a third of people think they could do a better job if they were to be in their manager’s shoes, according to data from Comparably.
People in legal tend to feel this way most
From a department perspective,workers in legal and business development were more likely than any other group to feel this way — 54% and 53%, respectively. People in HR were at the other end of the spectrum, with only 24% saying they would be better at their boss’s job than their boss is.
The gaps between men and women
Though the split between men and women was mostly even overall (36% vs. 34%, respectively), certain categories revealed surprising gaps: in administrative roles, 53% of men said they could do their boss’s job better, while only 35% of women said the same. In legal, where responses were high across the board, 67% of men and 47% of men felt this way.
It’s an age thing
Confidence in one’s ability to better do their boss’s job generally strengthened with age, though dipped slightly for the 56 to 60 age group. Those 66 and up were most confident: 62% of them were sure they could their boss’s job better.
Education matters
Fifty-four percent of employees with a high-school diploma selected “yes” when asked whether they would do a better job in their boss’s shoes. The responses declined from there, with only 32% of employees with a Bachelor’s degree responded the same.
The results are from a June 1 reading of an ongoing query of workers in the technology industry. The data comes from the responses of more than 1,000 workers.
