I've been railroaded into manager hiring, at a huge company everyone knows, and so I've gone over the manager hiring documentation. Assuming you don't fuck up t

I've been railroaded into manager hiring, at a huge company everyone knows, and so I've gone over the manager hiring documentation. Assuming you don't fuck up the interview, the level you get hired at as a manager ... is directly related to the number of reports you claimed to have had at your previous position (there is some verification, but nothing "real"). It's not the only factor, but it's by far the most important. Managers fight over headcount because it directly affects their personal ... everything. Career, money, power, ... all are dependent on headcount ("number of reports").