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> In a message dated 98-06-23 12:55:10 EDT, anon wrote:
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> I would be interested to know if anyone has, or feels it is possible to
> manage a pubs department while working off-site either part time or full
> time. Does the size of the department affect one's ability to do this?
> Or
> do you think it just is not a good idea?
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There is another good reason why a manager can not manage offsite.
A managers job is to "hold" the department together, in one way or another.
Some managers are management-X, some Y, some laissez-faire; but they manage.
If the manager was off site for more than one day a week, it would be too
easy for disgruntled employees to sabotage the managers career.
Every time even the most pick-snickly thing came up, there would be someone
bemoaning the fact that the manager "was never around".
You could here the employee whine: "Ms Pointy Hair Boss never comes to work
anymore!"
This form of employee whining is like the squeaky wheel: management would be
in a dither within days.
