Assistant Manager Position

[allstar780]

A little background...I graduated from highschool in 2008. I work at a Canadian retailer called London Drugs in the AVS (Audio/Video Systems) department. The company's managerial policy is basically that whomever the store manager and department manager see fit, can be hired as an assistant manager. I would say I'm friends with over half of my co-workers (other departments included), including my department manager, Chris.

So I got a ride home today from a training conference from Chris. We were discussing the usual things the guys from work talk about... Blu-ray, speaker setups, etc. when Chris asks me what I plan to do for the next year or two; whether I have plans to go to college or university, whether I plan on just working for a while, or what-have-you.

I tell Chris that I'll be working at London Drugs for at least another year while I decide what to do with the rest of my life. He then mentions to me that in the next few months, our current department Assistant Manager will be moving to another city, and that he wants me to consider the position, even if it's just for 6 months to a year.

I talked to friends and family about it, and they all think its a great idea, but here's the dilemma that it seems only a stranger (or atleast a Blu-ray forum member) could understand;

I feel that a management position is somewhat of a commitment. Being 18 years old and fresh out of highschool I feel that I may not be ready for a full time job, managing staff that has been working there for years longer than I have... hell, I'm the second youngest guy in the department out of 8 total staff members, the youngest being only 4 months younger than me.

But on the opposite side of it, the pay is much better (around $18 an hour, likely more because that's the management hiring wage and I'm not a new hire, plus commission and management bonuses) and I'm guaranteed 40 hours a week, 2 weeks payed vacation and health benefits.



So I pose this question of the lovely Blu-ray forum members.... What would you do? What should I do?