cosh sez, : When beset by fear and doubt: Run in circles. Scream and shout. Take the job, fellow worker. You can always quit before everybody decides to march on your house carrying torches and pitchforks. You might find that the inertia of the whole scene makes it so you can't make a dent in it despite your best efforts. In that case you can either go along to get along, or write a fiery resignation letter. It may help if you consider yourself as a shop steward, one who listens to what the other workers want, and strives to make that real. You can be the representative in representative democracy.It's when you think you know better than anyone else about whatever that you are in danger of manifesting hubris. Stay open, don't lose your perspective. Or your sense of humor. There's an old British labour song: The Working Class can kiss my ass, I've got the foreman's job at last.... that addresses your dilemma. Good luck. Maybe you can help organize a union shop there.....

I think you ask a good question. We have had a number of members before who, due to complicated circumstances, took out a withdrawal card and assumed the position of a supervisor. But I think before you take this position you should figure out how this is going to build real power for you and your co-workers. If you leave this position a few months from now, are workers going to be in a position to exercise greater power? It is possible your co-workers may come to expect being included in the decision-making process and if you leave then they will have some greater expectations of the next supervisor...but I think just as much they may be in a position to simply get a new and better boss rather than exercise more control directly for themselves. I think the more effective long-term thing to do would be to organize your co-workers to be able to exert greater influence in the workplace as a group. I think this would be done most effectively as a rank-and-file worker. As a supervisor, you may actually give-up some organizing rights.