What r/projectmanagement keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
64 recurring problems · 162 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 98How to stop letting accounting stress ruin my life?“NO - the issues are companies that abuse the project manager role and add the role of product owner, Scrum Master, Projectmanager and IT-Expert all together. All of the sudden you are not managing 1 or 2 projects, no you are managing 5 projects, 3 initiatiaves, 6 stupid BAU problems, complaints from Cyber (WTF do i know about header configurations?), 5 reports and 2 audit findings, while fighting legal, data protection, bureaucracy and management.”
- 46How to deal with uncooperative coworkers who don't do their work“not sure if it’s just my org but nowdays it feels like i’m the only one actually trying to keep the damn lights on while everyone else is either confused, checked out, or pretending things will magically fix themselves”
- 43Why do I feel so overwhelmed after starting a new job?“I was so happy when I got the promotion but then the reality hit me..”
- 40Doing the job of a higher role without the promotion or pay“I am a manager of a PM team. My current boss publicly humiliates people (vaguely but it’s obvious who the person is and they know it’s their work that is being publicly shamed). my boss always sides with the customer at face value. my boss is also blame-oriented, looking for reasons to target someone internally, and has explicitly said they believe in fear to motivate people to change. My entire team is very distressed.”
- 33Doing higher-level work without a pay raise“I’ve handled multiple tasks that fall outside my actual role and aren't reflected in my pay”
- 29How to handle a toxic school principal who abuses power“My boss is currently in a very intense, anxious, overbearing phase and seems to be pushing for more oversight across the board.”
- 28How to handle clients who demand refunds and bully you“Unfortunately, they weren't happy with me asking questions during the presentation.”
- 27How to handle too much work without project engineers or coordinators“lately the workload seems like it continues to grow out of control.”
- 25Why does fixing AI mistakes take longer than doing it myself?“Some workflows genuinely save me hours; others just run out my tokens while making me just feel productive.”
- 25How to understand a confusing legacy software system you inherited“I just started a new job and they are all about Workfront, so it’s critical I get up to speed fast. I’m finding all the trainings to be a little high level. Has anyone had experience with Workfront and have suggestions on how to get up to speed quickly?”
- 22Why is project management just doing admin and updating trackers?“Instead of having conversations they want to solve every problem with a tracker. I suggest one 30 minute meeting a month to make sure things are on track and I get “why don’t we build a tracker”. I can’t keep track of all the things that need to be updated. Can’t I just spend my time tracking the actual project?”
- 22How to know if you need a career pivot or just a new job“So now I'm in my 40s, finally settled, and wondering if there's a way to bring what I'm good at (organizing chaos, getting people and projects across the finish line) into something I actually care about.”
- 21Why do big companies require so many rigid formalities?“Defining my job as something that can be done as AI first is setting myself up to be obsolete in less than five years.”
- 21Should I get an accounting certificate or degree while working?“Hi, I’m stuck between choosing a degree in my transition into project management roles.”
- 20How to choose certification study materials I can actually trust“Does anyone know if there’s any resources or most importantly a specification/syllabus?”
- 18How to recover from severe travel burnout and flight dread“I can’t stop having severe panic and crying from burnout.”
- 17Why am I always the scapegoat when someone else messes up?“I’m a manager on a project management team, and I’m struggling with a very blame-oriented leadership culture.”
- 16Why can't employees ever use the self service portal?“Shared it with the team. Radio silence.”
- 16Why do I feel like a fake in my new management role?“I've seen a number of posts recently that had the gist of "How am I supposed to do this?" or "I think I messed up..." from newer PMs and as much as sometimes in my head I'm "just making it up as I go" and feel like I've got imposter syndrome”
- 11How to track business vendor contracts buried in email“Between the venue, AV teams, catering, and speakers, every single one has different payment milestones and cancellation windows buried deep in the PDFs.”
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