you won't someday be promoted to manager of the cleaning staff Actually, that's exactly what will happen. You'll do the job. Then you'll learn how to do it w

you won't someday be promoted to manager of the cleaning staff Actually, that's exactly what will happen. You'll do the job. Then you'll learn how to do it well. Then your job will be to teach others to do it well. Then you'll become an assistant manager, making sure people have the training and equipment to do it well, and handling problems that others don't have the experience for. Then you'll become a manager because you know how to handle people and make that part of the business succeed. Then you'll become a higher level manager because you know how to make a team of workers successful. That's not a far-fetched scenario. That's exactly what happens in many organizations. It's not the only way into leadership, but it is a well-trodden path.