To all the managers of your respective fields.
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Of course, there were always a few that were real gems to have on the team. For them, from time to time, in the afternoon (usually on a Thursday) I would call them in and say, "I think you need to stay home tomorrow, you seem too well to come to work. I'll mark it down as a boss's day (which, of course, meant it didn't get marked down at all)."
My job is to help you with your problem
At no time will your problem become my problem
As then, you will no longer have a problem and I can not help someone that doesn't have a problem.
At no time will your problem become my problem
As then, you will no longer have a problem and I can not help someone that doesn't have a problem.
Well, your username certainly checks out.My job is to help you with your problem
At no time will your problem become my problem
As then, you will no longer have a problem and I can not help someone that doesn't have a problem.
The last few years before I retired was the most stressful time in my life . Substation Maintenance Foreman for a power company . A handful of good guys and a handful of childish , sneaky , conniving scoundrels . And that was just a small part of why I retired early .
Never carry someone else's monkey.My job is to help you with your problem
At no time will your problem become my problem
As then, you will no longer have a problem and I can not help someone that doesn't have a problem.
I did however at one point say that I was going to quit and open a daycare center, because after being a general foreman during a refinery shutdowns had given me the experience needed as well as the patience.
hkcavalier
US Veteran
I'm a worker bee most of the time, and military leadership one weekend a month. It's a good balance. And yes, even weekend warriors go out and do stupid things, though I have found them to be somewhat more responsible than their active duty counterparts.
In my work-from-home role, the company's biggest issue is finding people who can handle that sort of structure and not treat it like a part time job. The great thing about not having a commute is you can dedicate that time to WORK, not to sleeping in or taking 3 hour lunches.
In my work-from-home role, the company's biggest issue is finding people who can handle that sort of structure and not treat it like a part time job. The great thing about not having a commute is you can dedicate that time to WORK, not to sleeping in or taking 3 hour lunches.
40 years as a "manager". The correct definition is "Getting things done through other people". Glad I'm retired.
Try managing people while working for the federal government! 
If you look in DSM 5 under 'passive aggressive," you'll find the New Mexico State Personnel Office website.Try managing people while working for the federal government!
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I was a very unpopular manager. I had the gall to expect people to do what they were paid to do and it really whizzed some of them off.
The key to successful managing day-to-day workers is to never work for a company big enough to have an HR department. The job of HR is to punish the good workers and managers and pander to the sorry ones. It has the effect of dragging the whole work force down to the lowest common denominator.
The key to successful managing day-to-day workers is to never work for a company big enough to have an HR department. The job of HR is to punish the good workers and managers and pander to the sorry ones. It has the effect of dragging the whole work force down to the lowest common denominator.
Oldengineer
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The key to being a great manager is capturing the will of the people. This happens when you find ways to appreciate your employees. Problem employees usually fall into one of 3 categories: don't know how to do the job - training; physically can't do the job - different job; don't want to do the job - termination. My experience.
Tom H.
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You could not get away with it these days, but WAY back in the day I hung drywall. Boss paid us lumpers $3.50/Hr worked for the week at the end of the day on Friday. If we came to work on time Monday morning, he gave us the other $1.50 to make our $5.00/ Hr rate.
Sure was an incentive to show up!
Sure was an incentive to show up!
In my decades of store management/ownership I surrounded myself with good people. They were good as I hired them and paid them well.
The task a manager is given is to elicit productivity out of their charges by creating as pleasant a work environment as possible.
ie make them want to come to work not want to quit.
Worked well for me.
The task a manager is given is to elicit productivity out of their charges by creating as pleasant a work environment as possible.
ie make them want to come to work not want to quit.
Worked well for me.
The new breed . . .
"Power naps and constant supervision . . . "
"Power naps and constant supervision . . . "
Guess I got pretty lucky. My only gig of people management was for a 10 year stint as an independent contractor authorized to retain sub-contractors - ended up with six. Bottom line was I got to hire the subs so if managing them proved difficult I wouldn't have far to go for either blame or fixing it. The lucky part was hiring great and talented people who did their jobs. I honestly do not recall a single issue in ten years and we were productive and more than met expectations. My relationship with the agency that contracted me was another story...
Bryan
Bryan
Never ending daily battle. I refer to every day as employee lottery day.
One of the best excuses was I heard was a guy couldn’t work because his girlfriend put witchcraft on him. Another guy’s grandmother died 4x.
One of the best excuses was I heard was a guy couldn’t work because his girlfriend put witchcraft on him. Another guy’s grandmother died 4x.
I was middle management and had a lot of freedom to come and go as I deemed fit.
Due to a club golf tournament I told the owner one morning that I had stomach cramps and a fever and would not be coming in that day.......As luck would have it we ran into each other on the practice range before tee times started.....He just smiled and said glad to see you are feeling better......I said I won't tell if you don't......
Due to a club golf tournament I told the owner one morning that I had stomach cramps and a fever and would not be coming in that day.......As luck would have it we ran into each other on the practice range before tee times started.....He just smiled and said glad to see you are feeling better......I said I won't tell if you don't......
venomballistics
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In my time in leadership positions, I've come to realize a few things.
A properly trained staff with a proper work ethic is a joy.Just deal with the curve balls and all else, they will bring to your hand without a word.
finding people with a proper work ethic to properly train ...... that's not quite as easy.
Average intelligence is a concept one must come to terms with, sooner rather than later.
When you fully understand what that really is, the realization that half the people you meet are dumber than that is soon to follow.
A properly trained staff with a proper work ethic is a joy.Just deal with the curve balls and all else, they will bring to your hand without a word.
finding people with a proper work ethic to properly train ...... that's not quite as easy.
Average intelligence is a concept one must come to terms with, sooner rather than later.
When you fully understand what that really is, the realization that half the people you meet are dumber than that is soon to follow.
