[mouzogu]

if you want work-life balance get promoted. assuming you work a techie office job.

my managers barely work, they often don't come in during mandatory hybrid days and when they do it's just for lunch then out by 3.

there are only 2 types of people in every company - implementers, the ones who actually makes things and reviewers/approvers - the management types that does jack shit but has plenty of opinions and demands on what you're doing.

[standardUser]

That's circumstantial. I've seen plenty of managers get by doing next to nothing. I've seen many other managers have their lives completely consumed by constant meetings and demanding/needy/lazy bosses. The former is a nice gig if you can get it. The latter looks like a living hell.