If you are good enough at your job and good enough with people, then you’ll get pushed into management again. Realistically it’s a compliment, but I understand the desire to weasel your way out of it, since that has been me too at multiple different times.
You deal with the employees’ problems and higher management problems while not being able to influence the company or fully protect your employees.
This is a terrible position I hope to never be in again.
If you are good enough at your job and good enough with people, then you’ll get pushed into management again. Realistically it’s a compliment, but I understand the desire to weasel your way out of it, since that has been me too at multiple different times.