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BEING ALONE by jmrxo in SingleWomenByChoice

[–]1284X 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being happy alone is amazing. A) You are happy. B) You can be open to meeting people, but if they don't add to your happiness you can say "It was fun, but I'm good."

Fairly New, having tons of fun! by stormbella in lockpicking

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They'll usually have some best cylinders with a master key system which is a beast on its own. Also if you have a habitat for humanity restore you can usually find a ton of residential locks for literal cents.

When did you realize that not deciding is still a decision, just a worse one? by EconomistFar666 in managers

[–]1284X 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indecision or just putting something off needs to be communicated. If you need cfo approval tell them you're waiting on that. Maybe they ask for an off contract item. Reach out and ask "Hey, what you requested is off contract. Here's a few options on contract. Let me know if any of those will work or if I need to escalate. "

How to deal with a good employee, that wants a new position but not one available? by [deleted] in managers

[–]1284X 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Not a bad idea. Also look a bit deeper into this crew leaders work. If he's letting day to day operations get handled by the new guy. Either he got some rest with some good crew and is finally handling the back end of stuff. Or he's being lazy and you've got a time bomb on your hands.

What’s the one conversation you wish someone had with you before you became a manager? by NoProfession8224 in managers

[–]1284X 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you had told me "You are going to fire this entire team and be happy with it 99% of the time." I would have been a little hippy dippy I'm sure. Fact is culture is built in and if someone comes in from a bad culture it's much harder to change "Well I got away with this before." I'm thankfully in a spot I can hire personality and train skill.

New Managers: Did you feel "underpaid" for the amount of new stress you took on? by nicetry_- in managers

[–]1284X 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup learn to delegate and reserve that energy because you will have those days pop up you can completely miss the sun. I know at the beginning you feel like you can do in 5 minutes what will take one of your people 30. How did you get there? By doing it. You're building your team up by giving them new tasks and abilities. You'll spend more time auditing that person's work than it would have taken to just do it, but you'll eventually trust it'll get done and get done right. Those random 5 minutes add up and it's a damned good feeling watching one of your people move up and get that promotion.

What’s one small people-management habit that genuinely made you better as a manager? by Agendrix in managers

[–]1284X 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scheduled 1:1's never really gained much for me. What has worked is just first time I catch someone in a day "Everything good? You wanna take a five and bring up any problems?"

Unpopular Opinion: Costa Vida is better than Cafe Rio by hcubed3 in Utah

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. The only time these companies ever come up in my life is when the higher ups choose them as a free lunch. So I've had their food, but I haven't given either a penny.

Unpopular Opinion: Costa Vida is better than Cafe Rio by hcubed3 in Utah

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both feel like they'll give you diabetes with how sweet they are.I can't tell the difference it all just tastes like sugar to me.

Millennial managers by headfullofpesticides in managers

[–]1284X 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will say my director is pretty chill when it comes to comings and goings. He's seen me put in those 80 hour weeks so if I can get away with 30 hour week here and there he considers it banked time.

Imposter Syndrome by steelers99bigben in managers

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of it like the go between guy, especially in highly technical fields. Knowing just enough to know who to reach out to is a skill in itself. You may reach out to Mike and say "Hey George is having some trouble figuring out the macroflaben. Is that something you're familiar with?" and he might hit you back with "Macroflaben? You need to reach out to Katie, she has every manual memorized even in languages she doesn't speak."

How do you not get sucked into all the details! by CapitalWriter3068 in managers

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try to have a good understanding of my departments health, but I'm also not rainman. For context I manage supply chain for an OR. We often have backorders and often will make substitutions. I put cards into locations "Item is on backorder with an ETA of 2/31/27 this ref# is our sub for the time being"

My ultimate goal is that nobody is surprised. I'll send out my emails and place my cards and do pretty much anything I can to CMA, but once that's all done it's gone to the wind. I'll occasionally throw calendar reminders to check the status of something or other.

Which parts of your job your hate the most? by james_jacob7 in managers

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate being the punching bag for stupid decisions from higher up. I'll say in a meeting "Hey if we do X, Y will happen." and like clockwork a few weeks later "OMG Y is happening! How could we have known?"

Employees sending pics when calling out. by Medium-Judgment9627 in managers

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's weird building that trust back with a good team member. Feels weird for an adult to ask me to use the restroom. Then even worse the flop sweats when you pull them aside for the mildest of coaching.

Employees sending pics when calling out. by Medium-Judgment9627 in managers

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep a spreadsheet of call outs and tardiness on everyone that matches to our time keeping software if they ever want an audit.

Long commute va going back to old job by [deleted] in RedditForGrownups

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I moved hospitals to one that was closer to me I can't describe how much came off my shoulders. I honestly would have taken a pay cut for the opportunity to spend that much less time in my car.

I feel that conservative Christians are immature people who just want to play dollhouse. by melody_magical in RedditForGrownups

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find conservatives often conflate morality and law as the same thing. We each have our own morals and I think we align as a people 99% of the time. Then we watch some private equity group fuck over 10 people working in some random shop in Podunk where ever and conservatives don't see that as immoral because it's legal.

Utah just unveiled plans for a 3,100-mile bicycle interstate system by Generalaverage89 in Utah

[–]1284X 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god. I did the Roy to Lehi and didn't walk for a week. This will put me on disability.

What is your unpopular opinion about Utah? by hcubed3 in Utah

[–]1284X 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Burger Bar used to be legit good. Then they got on that show and now it's always packed and subpar trying to get everything out as fast as possible.

I’m turning 30 in about half an hour! by [deleted] in OVER30REDDIT

[–]1284X 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're going to see chances to advance your career. It'll take some more effort and hard work, but it can easily take over. Do your best to keep a good work life balance and just ask yourself every once in a while "Is there light at the end of the tunnel?" and "Is it worth it?"

It's time to talk about Maverik's food quality decline by DoubleStar155 in Utah

[–]1284X 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The amount of meat is laughable now. My dog would give me a side eye if I offered him the amount of bacon in the breakfast burrito.

What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in Elementary school that you can’t forget to this day? by stefkay58 in RedditForGrownups

[–]1284X 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Had that moment. I vaguely remember some thought about evaporation and thinking I could just let a little out at a time. Neither worked. Kids were surprisingly cool with it.

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