#ManagerListening #EffectiveLeadership #WorkplaceCulture
Hey there! 👋 As a manager, I believe that communication and respect are key to creating a positive work environment. After reading some of the stories in this subreddit, I want to assure you that I’m here to listen and learn from your experiences.
Here are a few things I try to keep in mind in order to maintain a healthy professional relationship with my team:
– Respect personal boundaries and time off
– Follow through on promises and commitments
– Lead by example and never ask my team to do anything I wouldn’t do myself
I’ve had success with a 0% turnover rate since being promoted, which I attribute to listening to my team and continuously striving to improve. Your stories serve as important reminders of what not to do, and I appreciate the insights shared here.
If you’re facing any challenges in your workplace, feel free to share your experiences or reach out for advice. Together, we can create a better work environment for everyone. Let’s keep the conversation going! 💬 #TogetherWeCan #PositiveWorkplace
GO YOU!
When was the last employee you fired?
Hell yeah. You rule. Is it okay if I skip work tomorrow?
Good on you. I’m an IT manager. I was promoted up through the ranks having taught myself programming. My dad was the rep for IBEW Local 57 for my whole childhood and I have a red I.W.W. clenched fist tattooed on my forearm. My team knows where I stand when it comes to worker’s rights even if the ones that promoted me didn’t. I remind my team all the time that “An injury to one is an injury to all.”
I try to do my best to treat them how I want to be treated. So far so good. I’ve had a couple people retire but not a single person leave otherwise in my 5 years doing it. I find it’s a very fine line I walk trying to pick the right battles with my leadership. There are hills I’ll die on though and they know that. Most of the time I try to be a stealthy double agent. Good luck to you. Keep up the good fight.
You’ll be replaced by a corporate boot licker eventually.
It feels like, at times, this sub thinks management is irrelevant. Or worse, actively think managing is a dirty word.
I’m a team leader, used to be a manager until I worked for a senior manager I hated, who wanted to destroy my career because, why not? I don’t tell people to do anything I wouldn’t. I might ask, but always make sure it’s optional and they know it.
I’m OK with firing someone if they aren’t able to do the job their team mates are doing. It’d be unfair to expect others to do what they can’t or won’t, if that’s what they were hired to do.
I’m happy to be paid more than them, but I’m also aware that if the team doesn’t perform collectively, I’m going to be the one in the firing line. I’m also happy to promote anyone, to push for training, to give team members opportunities either in or outside of the business. I’m also reaching an age where I can appreciate that some of the older team members are slowing down and don’t want to run around fighting fires at the end of their careers.
na fuck you lol
me and Bryan laugh about your sucking up at lunch
Thanks dude! Hey by the way I’m only doing a half day today and will be stoned and on my phone the entire time kthanxbaiiiiiii
Man. I’ve posted some similar stuff in comments of being a manager and actually caring about people and I get down voted to oblivion.
Are you a middle manager or C-Suite? I’d say middle managers are as much a cog in the machine as everyone else. They don’t originate the exploitation, but are expected to implement it as part of their job.
Good luck!
I gave up on managing. I used to tell my employees that I felt like a shit filter, trying to take what my management gave me & filter out the shit, so there was something useable & meaningful to their daily jobs.
I’m friends now with my former employees. Haven’t heard a word from anyone I worked for since I left.