#HRmeeting #online #concern #manager #communication
Hey there! It’s completely understandable to feel a bit uneasy when HR suddenly wants to connect with you over an online meeting, especially when you have no clue about the agenda. But don’t worry, take a deep breath, and let’s break down what you can expect and some tips to handle this situation with ease.
### Understanding the Situation:
– You were on a one-day manager-approved leave when HR sent you a calendar invite with the title “Connect with <your name>”.
– Your manager was also sent the invite and was in the process of talking to HR to reschedule it due to your leave.
– Your manager mentioned that HR wants to discuss a few things with both of you, but didn’t specify the agenda.
### What to Expect:
– It’s natural to have questions and concerns about the upcoming meeting. Here are a few things you can expect:
1. **Open Communication**: HR may want to discuss some general updates, policies, or any upcoming changes in the organization that involve both you and your manager.
2. **Feedback or Performance Review**: There’s a possibility that HR wants to provide feedback on your performance or discuss any areas of improvement.
3. **Conflict Resolution**: HR might want to address any conflicts or issues that need to be resolved within the team or organization.
4. **Career Development**: The meeting could also be about discussing your career goals, aspirations, and any potential growth opportunities within the company.
### Tips for the Call:
1. **Prepare Mentally**: Take some time to gather your thoughts and prepare mentally for the meeting. Stay calm and composed.
2. **Ask Questions**: Don’t hesitate to ask HR for clarity on the agenda or any specific points they want to discuss.
3. **Listen Attentively**: During the call, actively listen to what HR has to say and take notes if needed.
4. **Be Professional**: Maintain a professional demeanor throughout the meeting, express your thoughts clearly, and ask for feedback if required.
5. **Follow-Up**: If there are any action items or follow-up tasks discussed during the meeting, make sure to follow through on them promptly.
### Final Thoughts:
Remember, it’s essential to approach this meeting with a positive mindset and view it as an opportunity for growth and development. Trust that HR has your best interests in mind and wants to facilitate open communication within the organization.
If you’re still feeling uncertain or anxious about the upcoming meeting, don’t hesitate to reach out to your manager or a trusted colleague for support and guidance. Stay positive, stay confident, and you’ll navigate through this meeting successfully!
Good luck! 🌟
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Listen, tell the truth, take the feedback, and promise it won’t happen again. Nobody could possibly know what this is about here.
It’s about that disgusting mess in the 3rd-floor bathroom, corner stall. Did you really think we wouldn’t know it was you?
Sounds like a poorly executed layoff. Good luck.
We can’t tell you for sure. Lay-off is possible, or you may be witness in another investigation.
Could also be related to your approved leave and what documentation will be required prior to your return to work; for example, a medical release.
Your career is over
Same thing happened with me but I wasn’t notified on calendar. Just showed up and HR was there and investigation had been opened. I didn’t who it was about but I guessed it was me as I heard from a colleague that my manager had been crying to their boss about disciplinary meetings. Me and my boss are close so yeah. Also my colleagues are behaving strangely around me
In order of likelihood, I suspect it’s one of the following:
1. You’re a party/witness to another investigation
2. Performance issues/PIP
3. Layoff
4. Questions about your approved leave
Make sure you record the entire meeting
I feel like if you were being laid off or fired, they would’ve just done it over the phone and not waited for you to come back from leave.
Any updates, OP?
The morning of the day I was fired, I got a meeting request just like that with my boss and HR for a couple hours later..
Whatever happens, you will be fine. You will find another job, there is always a solution. Don’t let it stress you. A job is you selling your life away for a living wage, how sad that is. Your life has value and being forced to leave somewhere will guide you to where you actually belong to. It will be ok brother
Makes me think it is not a performance unless the manager has been discussing this with you along the way. Have there been challenging convos with your manager the past few weeks along the way leading up to this? Or is it completely out of the blue?
Whatever this is, they didn’t execute it very well. Good HR teams don’t send cryptic invites. Good HR teams coach the managers in how to scheduling a meeting with the least stress possible. In my experience they usually have the manager schedule the meeting and if anything difficult is being discussed it would have been shared with you along the way so this won’t be new information. As someone else pointed out, it could be investigating someone else, but it wouldn’t be sent this way.
At least a heads up phone call from the manager with the subject of discussion would be appreciated.
One thing, you might want to shut off work notifications while you are on leave. Causes unnecessary stress as you could have seen this when you logged on the next day you are at work.
I had someone that wasn’t passing probation but it was a very gradual process, and before we even got to any performance management plans the person had resigned because I had listened to HR and coached them along the way. HR never had to join any meetings.