Ok, I need to tell someone else. The other day I ran into an acquaintance, John. He was telling me about his new manager job. Currently, everyone is working remote. An email was sent out to John’s team inviting them to lunch so that the team could meet John in person.
Apparently, only 1 person showed up. John got butthurt. John told his boss that he thinks his team doesn’t “engage enough” at work and that he thinks remote work is to blame. John told me he likes to test people randomly by sending them a Slack message and seeing how long it takes to respond. Apparently, he thinks 5 minutes for a response means people aren’t at the computer working. John has convinced his boss to force people back in the office…
Yup. Middle management’s #1 priority is justifying their own jobs. If nobody is in the office and their “management” boils down to watching a bunch of green “available” pips in Teams to see if any of them dare to turn into yellow “away” pips, then that can be outsourced or automated. So they’re clambering to get people back into the office, so they can make a point of strolling through the cubicle jungle and harassing their employees.
LOL! I ran into him yesterday and he was telling me he had to work over the weekend because people have left and they are now understaffed! 😂 git rektt!
Maybe? It was an “optional” lunch meeting. I tend to skip meetings that aren’t required because I want to keep working.
But, sure. I understand managers/leaders want to feel important, so fine, I show up to the meetings. I sit at the desk, open the laptop, and tune them out while I actually get work done. Like, the thing we’re supposed to be doing. I have the 15 pieces of flair, ok.
Ok, I need to tell someone else. The other day I ran into an acquaintance, John. He was telling me about his new manager job. Currently, everyone is working remote. An email was sent out to John’s team inviting them to lunch so that the team could meet John in person.
Apparently, only 1 person showed up. John got butthurt. John told his boss that he thinks his team doesn’t “engage enough” at work and that he thinks remote work is to blame. John told me he likes to test people randomly by sending them a Slack message and seeing how long it takes to respond. Apparently, he thinks 5 minutes for a response means people aren’t at the computer working. John has convinced his boss to force people back in the office…
Look forward to the follow-up where he has to explain why they are losing the good team members
Problem is, such managers didn’t cared about it in the first place, thing they care is power tripping, you know their personalities
Yup. Middle management’s #1 priority is justifying their own jobs. If nobody is in the office and their “management” boils down to watching a bunch of green “available” pips in Teams to see if any of them dare to turn into yellow “away” pips, then that can be outsourced or automated. So they’re clambering to get people back into the office, so they can make a point of strolling through the cubicle jungle and harassing their employees.
LOL! I ran into him yesterday and he was telling me he had to work over the weekend because people have left and they are now understaffed! 😂 git rektt!
Not well played by team imo, sad story but that’s not how you keep your privileges
Maybe? It was an “optional” lunch meeting. I tend to skip meetings that aren’t required because I want to keep working.
But, sure. I understand managers/leaders want to feel important, so fine, I show up to the meetings. I sit at the desk, open the laptop, and tune them out while I actually get work done. Like, the thing we’re supposed to be doing. I have the 15 pieces of flair, ok.
Fuck John. All my homies hate John.