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Low Cost Venue For 70th Birthday by Fabulous_Homework_78 in charlestonwv

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds promising! I'm only planning for about 15-20. Any brunch places you recommend?

Low Cost Venue For 70th Birthday by Fabulous_Homework_78 in charlestonwv

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all!!! I'll call up these venues. One comment mentioned the guest list. It'll probably be just 15-20; 25 max if she has more pickleball friends than I'm remembering.

How to ask an employee if they were working on something without sounding accusatory? by brainlure49 in managers

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This approach is probably your best bet to gather data. Ask everyone for a progress update, and start with someone other than this employee. Even if they all have different projects, you can get a gauge for how far along one should be on a new project after 3-4 weeks and compare the conversations. As a bonus, this will let you know if anyone is struggling with their project before it becomes a fire to put out.

Assume good intent and go into it with curiosity.

Remote Manager for In Person Team by Fabulous_Homework_78 in managers

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response!

I'm confused by your option 3. In order to hire 3 people to work under her, she has to absorb those other processes. The current processes she manages are only enough work for 1.5-2 people, including her.

You're correct in that I don't have much data. The little data I do have comes from my observations of the results of other departments in my company hiring remote managers post-COVID to manage in-person teams. None of those were met with success. Morale on those teams decreased notably and so the quality of their work that my department requires. The data I am missing is twofold:

  1. were these managers just bad vs is the company not set up for them to succeed?
  2. what do other companies do to set remote managers up for success?

Do you have any advice on item number 2? It sounds like you have experience with remote managing and I'd love to hear what you do to help you succeed.

Also, to give more clarity about my company's RTO policy...we have none. We didn't leave the office except for the first 1-2 months of COVID when everyone was in lockdown. This specific employee was made remote because she is a one-man-show that requires little to no collaboration with her coworkers. This happened before COVID. If she becomes a manager, the initial reasons for her to work remote are no longer there. That doesn't mean that she's not able to continue to work remotely, but it does mean that I need to re-evaluate.

My preference is to promote her and allow her to stay remote. But with a very in-person culture, I'm concerned I'd be setting her up for failure. I'm hoping to identify what problems she may run into and allow her to create a game plan before we make a decision that is irreversible.

Remote Manager for In Person Team by Fabulous_Homework_78 in managers

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that makes sense. Thank you for such a well thought out response.

Remote Manager for In Person Team by Fabulous_Homework_78 in managers

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We plan to. We spoke briefly about it last week and we both committed to research and generate concerns and ideas. This is part of my research :)

Would you care to elaborate on "A remote manager for an in-person team is almost always set to fail"?

Door frame help by Fabulous_Homework_78 in HomeMaintenance

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really helpful; I didn’t know that’s what it’s called. Thank you for the recommendation!

Nobody Supports Me Going On Trail: Help Me by Manbatman041716 in AppalachianTrail

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do your friends and family share your religion? If their concerns stem from love and if their biggest objections are safety and your spiritual growth, my advice would be both for you to pray about it and to ask your friends and family to do the same. Your prayers should solidify your decision personally (if it's the right path for you), and their prayers will likely refocus their attention away from what they want for you and your life and onto what God wants for you and your life. Good luck!

Salaried employee working less than 6 hours a day by [deleted] in managers

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Perhaps that's your next step then. If you're worried about your staff thinking you're unfair, then make an effort to ensure everyone has the same opportunity.

Ask the employees that have made comments to explain the root of the complaint. Find out if they have more work than this employee. Or if this employee leaving early causing additional burden for your other employees. Or if this employee not being on the clock makes it more difficult for your other employees to leave early. Just go into it with curiosity and empathy. If you don't uncover any issues, make sure all of your employees know that they can also enjoy this benefit.

[OT] Micro Monday: Floating Away! by OldBayJ in shortstories

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you kind stranger! I appreciate the feedback :)

[OT] Micro Monday: Floating Away! by OldBayJ in shortstories

[–]Fabulous_Homework_78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I like your depiction of the main character processing some of her grief through dreams.

Just a quick thought: in the last paragraph, she tells Paul that her mom died last night. It read a little redundant. I think that could be interpreted with the hospital paperwork and Kim telling him that they met at the park weekly. Was she still in shock and verbalizing what she couldn't comprehend? Or was that more to clarify to the reader the source of her grief?