RE: Working later than the boss - Part II

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

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> Subject: Re: Working later than the boss - Part II
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> I got it from three things:
> 
> 1.  Employee appears to perceive flextime as something
>      he/she is entitled to, and expects his/her manager to
>      work according to his/her expectations.
> 
> 2.  Manager has assigned employee "senior" responsibilities
>      as her "backup," but has notten secured for the employee
>      the commensurate title and (most likely) compensation,
>      and has certainly not worked out an arrangement that the
>      employee considers mutually convenient and acceptable.
> 
> 3.  Managing by dropping "hints" instead of coming out
>      and saying what is required.
> 
> As a manager I don't think the employee has a case with
> #1, but as an employee I see #2 and #3 as major bad
> management red flags.
> 
> Once your disagreement with these has progressed from
> mere dissatisfaction to anger and resentment, the situation
> is unsalvageable and it's time to move on.
> 
> And bad managers never change their ways, do they?
> 

Right. They have no incentive to change. ; )

I saw the things you mentioned, by the way, but I didn't take them as
meaning she was even remotely thinking about leaving.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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