KILZ FILLZ Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 The sentiment is that a bored manager is not meddling or micromanaging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 A good manager should be working to support their people. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Pretty much the only way a manager would survive in my industry is staying the fuck out of the way. Recruiters charge 15K now for NICET certified technicians, and the law grants us a monopoly in this trade. It's cheaper to get a new manager than it is to replace a technician or electrical engineer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Fuck a job. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I see where you're coming from Kilz. The way I think of a good manager knows how to allocate and manage their team very well, sees each individuals strengths and weaknesses. So in my thought. If you have a good team where each individual knows their strengths and weaknesses as well, and at that point knows what tasks to perform without being guided, then that's going to reflect the managers aptitude which should make the manager feel as their position is easy. So with that being said due to desk work, and limited responsibilities pertaining to any responsibilities outside management. Then I can see a good manager getting bored for multiple reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 16 hours ago, morton said: A good manager should be working to support their people. Pretty much. Manage attitudes and make sure the people are getting their time off approved. On my team the less we see of our direct report the better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpseinarug Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Literally managing a small network of weed dealers for years in Boston taught me this. It's correct. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I posted this in the workout thread also but it is really more apt here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) The second meme just took place last night from a new manager and had to make a meme about it. Edited January 25, 2023 by ndv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Delle Donne Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 to an extent. i wish mine also helped me do better work, and tamp down bullshit in advance of me dealing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Being in construction, I don't think I've ever had a good manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I was a terrible manager. I really tried to be good but it just didn't sit right with me. but a lot of the time if my team didn't communicate I stupidly didn't ask. and I wasn't good enough at delegating work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 18 hours ago, Schnitzel said: I was a terrible manager. I really tried to be good but it just didn't sit right with me. but a lot of the time if my team didn't communicate I stupidly didn't ask. and I wasn't good enough at delegating work. Damn that's hella honest man. Being a young construction business owner, I've hired my share of guys that were 30 years my senior. My biggest problem with them was they would make moves to steer my work flow and protocols from the back seat because they "knew" better. Some times I would let them. I would eventually have to come in and correct the issue when productivity fell behind like we were still building in the 70s and every job site had a million mother fuckers on it to pull the slack. I don't really care for confrontation so inevitably I would come in to work, do a task by myself, knock it the fuck out and then start asking questions about why the same task was taking everyone else so long. It always came down to "Oh, that's the problem. You aren't doing it like I'm doing it. Start doing it like I do it." These old guys always found a reason to catch hurt feelings and pack their shit up and storm off. I have a problem managing a bunch of different personalities to make them work cohesively. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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