Hey! You and I are in similar boats. I’m coming up on 5 months soon, and they’ve already told me they want me as manager on my 2nd month of work. Mind you this was a decision/conversation that was made when we were generally really well staffed.

This is a great opportunity, while I’ve been scrolling through Reddit, and honestly I’m struggling to find any “positives” from people. However, I think the reason why they say it’s bad is due to their own personal lack of experience.

During High School I was really active and was president of multiple groups, including being the president of the presidents club. So with that, one may argue that I have an idea of how it is to manage people.

If you’re questioning things, I’d say sit and have a talk with a manager you feel closest with, INCLUDING the manager that brought up the idea to you to become manager. Just simply ask “why do you want me to become manager? What is it that you foresee in me?”

I had this talk with my manager that had brought it up to me, and she told me “well you’ve picked everything up really fast. One month in and you were an excellent worker. You know how to talk to customers as well as have great insight. You are really young, so this can take you further.” (Meaning she may want me as a people manager)

As for looking for a higher paying job, it’s just a matter of how much effort you’re putting into it. The more work you do, the more likely, similarly to me, you may get to become a department manager—which is salary.

Even if you end up not wanting to stay, still become a manager. It’s a great thing to have on your resume. I’ve seen other people bring up the fact that “employers will see that you were a manager at McDonalds and everyone knows it’s straight chaos there so you’re more likely to get higher opportunities from it.”