No one likes a micromanager. In my experience, people work best when you trust them. If they know that they’re valued and trusted and able to do their job in their own way, then they will thrive. They’re (presumably) not children, so they don’t need to be treated as such. Independence makes everyone happier. But …
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Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination
If a manager is nice, people are more inclined to put up with a bad job than to continue with a wonderful job and a terrible boss. That is to say, the day, the month, and the year are determined by the leadership of the company. The story below is an account of a frustrated …
Seguir leyendo Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination
‘Who’s keeping track of my bowel movements?’: Micromanagement backfires when the supervisor insists on monitoring the pettiest employee’s bathroom breaks
Nobody likes a micromanager. Having a supervisor breathing down your neck is bound to affect productivity, yet corporate seems to insist on having a watchdog monitor each and every cubicle. They may be a necessary evil, managers, but at a certain point, shouldn’t the workforce feel encouraged by their presence instead of stifled? While managers …
Seguir leyendo ‘Who’s keeping track of my bowel movements?’: Micromanagement backfires when the supervisor insists on monitoring the pettiest employee’s bathroom breaks
Micromanager bans salaried employee from using the break room because it ‘confuses’ hourly workers, suggests he take breaks in his car: ‘She wants a private break room’
As any employee will tell you, breaks are everything. They are our momentary respites from the workaday pace. Even if it’s just a few minutes to get up, stretch your legs, or best yet, get a cup of coffee, it’s completely worth it. Taking breaks is also good for your brain and how it manages productivity. The Pomodoro Technique (favored by college …
Seguir leyendo Micromanager bans salaried employee from using the break room because it ‘confuses’ hourly workers, suggests he take breaks in his car: ‘She wants a private break room’
‘We can’t let our dog outside if we’re not on break’: Boss demands work-from-home employees text him every time they leave their desks, inspires malicious compliance solutions
It’s not always easy to monitor employees working from home. If you’re in an office, you can look over your lackey’s shoulder and see if they’re bidding on a Cartman pinball machine on eBay instead of filling out their Excel Sheet. Being a WFH boss is much more challenging, especially if you’re a total micromanager. …
Seguir leyendo ‘We can’t let our dog outside if we’re not on break’: Boss demands work-from-home employees text him every time they leave their desks, inspires malicious compliance solutions
Micromanager boss reprimands employee for arriving ‘2-3 minutes’ late from lunch: ‘Companies pay people good money to babysit adults’
Micromanaging will get you nowhere. Nobody likes a backseat driver. Everyone is the main character of their own story, so they generally don’t appreciate when others treat them like an incapable child. Heck, I didn’t even enjoy that when I was a kid. Let me free, man. I can handle my own business. But unfortunately, …
Seguir leyendo Micromanager boss reprimands employee for arriving ‘2-3 minutes’ late from lunch: ‘Companies pay people good money to babysit adults’
‘Not happening, I’m going home’: Senior employee quits, leaving company in the dust after manager writes him up for not working on day off
One dude named Steve was a hardworking employee who went above and beyond for his company. He ended up working there a long time… 10 years, in fact. After so much time, Steve was the most senior employee outside of management, and also the best at what he did. What happened? What always happens. A …
Seguir leyendo ‘Not happening, I’m going home’: Senior employee quits, leaving company in the dust after manager writes him up for not working on day off
‘Sorry, can’t come in today’: Employee Calls in Absent for 11 Years After Getting Disciplined for Arriving 22 Seconds Late
Why are micromanagers allowed to manage people, systems, or anything at all? Who put them in charge? They need to be fired, asap. One employee was fed up with their strict office administrator who wrote them up for being 22 seconds late without notice. Suddenly I feel better about my own managers… 22 seconds? Is …
Seguir leyendo ‘Sorry, can’t come in today’: Employee Calls in Absent for 11 Years After Getting Disciplined for Arriving 22 Seconds Late
‘8:24am- Sneezed, got tissue’: Micromanaging boss gets exactly what he asked for when a sassy employee fills out his timekeeping card with over-detailed accuracy
Working when your boss is looking over your shoulder is not only irritating, but makes your productivity way worse. Obviously work speed is going to suffer when you have a nepo-baby clipboard-poker breathing heavily at your back and judging your every move, but for some reason, management never gets that concept. Working from home has …
Seguir leyendo ‘8:24am- Sneezed, got tissue’: Micromanaging boss gets exactly what he asked for when a sassy employee fills out his timekeeping card with over-detailed accuracy
‘[She] ends up deleting our only copy’: Micromanager reassigned after randomly wiping IT department’s tech devices
Oh to be a fly on the wall when this IT director had to face her bosses… This excellent story of malicious compliance was shared by u/Barcs2k12. They write that when they were working in the IT department of a state agency, they encountered a Karen boss who was so sure she was smarter than …
Seguir leyendo ‘[She] ends up deleting our only copy’: Micromanager reassigned after randomly wiping IT department’s tech devices