YUARTHow to become a team/department lead?
BjörnHave you told your boss (or his boss) that you want to lead a department? Most bosses I had would have been open to such a suggestion and worked out a path to that.
Otherwise look for a job that specifically offers a leadership position.
Hi, no. I cannot imagine telling my boss that I think I’m better than he so I want to replace him.
The problem of telling a boss of my boss is that I have no real pro arguments why should he choose me as a leader to replace the current lead, that has been working in the company much longer than I am.
I also can’t really resolve problems of a boss of my boss because 90% of my tasks - is a “customer” support and low effort copy paste bug fixes, so I have no place to “show myself”.
I’m not talking about my current job only, it’s my 6th company now, and previous experiences were more or less the same.
You don’t have to replace your boss. Just help them organise stuff. A healthy (in capitalist terms) company is steadily growing, making management more and more complex.
Maybe they want to get a promotion themselves. Having someone already available to pick up their responsibilities gives them better arguments for their own promotion.
And, if they aren’t recognizing you for your efforts, hopefully you’re learning the process enough to move on to another company? Sometimes just being able to “speak the language” of that position in an interview is enough to get on the door, even if you’re light on actual experience. Many people are doing the jobs of their managers already!