Boss is Back

So my manager in our Dallas office took a 7 week sabbatical from work. I thought it would have been an easy 7 weeks, but boy was I wrong. It's always fun when the boss isn't around, but I think this was the most stressful 7 weeks. I never thought I would say this, but I was actually looking forward to our boss coming back to work. Personality conflicts, power trips, control issues all came into play with our department. What makes it more difficult is that our department is spreadout between myself, Dallas and San Diego office. Unfortunately I saw some real ugly sides to some of my co-workers who were not getting along with each other. It got so bad that I heard they called our boss at his home to deal with this problem. What a mess. He had left me in charge of certain things and all I have to say is that I'm glad I'm not in a managerial position. I never realized how many questions he answers and all the things he's responsible for. Too stressful! Guess that's why they get paid the big bucks. I'm so thankful that he's back today to take back control of everything and put the responsibility back on him! I know people may think I'm not ambitious in my career because I don't want to move up the ladder and go into management, but I'm really comfortable at where I am. I have no desire to be in that high position with the high stress level and responsibility on you. I prefer to do the work and detail. It helps that I have a boss who's not a control freak, who's very laid back and trusts me with my work.