You said it yourself; you like the freedom to 'build', without having to be interrupted to talk 'management things' with others.
Some people like being managers doing manager-stuff, others like to do work without being bogged down in management trivia. You have to decide which one you want to do. You have to decide whether choosing to be a manager will constrict your lifestyle in too many ways that you can't enjoy it.
I was a middle-manager for 14 years. I then decided to semi-retire and work only four days a week instead of five. Now the question was: Would I accept a management position that would preclude my four-day week and add management-crap like organising rostering for quite a number of part-time staff, or would I actively decline that management position and continue my four-day week which allowed me to walk out of the door every evening and completely forget the job until I returned through that door in the morning.
I continued my four-day weeks which allowed me a three-day weekend with no underlying stress. Another staff member who accepted the position now had to change from a flexible four-day week to a solidified five-day Monday to Friday, 9 till 6 schedule.
Some people like being managers doing manager-stuff, others like to do work without being bogged down in management trivia. You have to decide which one you want to do. You have to decide whether choosing to be a manager will constrict your lifestyle in too many ways that you can't enjoy it.
I was a middle-manager for 14 years. I then decided to semi-retire and work only four days a week instead of five. Now the question was: Would I accept a management position that would preclude my four-day week and add management-crap like organising rostering for quite a number of part-time staff, or would I actively decline that management position and continue my four-day week which allowed me to walk out of the door every evening and completely forget the job until I returned through that door in the morning.
I continued my four-day weeks which allowed me a three-day weekend with no underlying stress. Another staff member who accepted the position now had to change from a flexible four-day week to a solidified five-day Monday to Friday, 9 till 6 schedule.