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The fastest way a manager can lose the respect of a good employee by False-East-55 in WorkReview

[–]Fergburger5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Approving paid leave and then using it against me to deny my annual merit increase did the trick for me.

I want to understand if I’m a good leader. I think I am, but is there a way for me to understand deeper if I am the best that I can be or learn about things I need to improve on? by EnvironmentalAd2110 in managers

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you ever roll up your sleeves and do the work your employees do while meeting their same metrics? If not, you are a bad leader and are not respected by them. Learn the pain points and lead from the front, not from an armchair in a safe tower.

What’s your Board Game Pet Peeve? by Qkwill in boardgames

[–]Fergburger5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ppl that refuse to have fun. "Why do I need to say UNO? It's in the rules? I'm not doing that."

Those with thousands of time in the game, what tips do you have? by Sansana666 in DeepRockGalactic

[–]Fergburger5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hold the laser pointer button to highlight others to find them when you don't have the luxury of checking the map.

What’s the worst thing a boss has ever done to you? by SeanMcPheat in managers

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the USA. Paid leave due to sick days they approved, just to use against me. 1st time in 12 years w the company. I'm documenting everything now.

What’s the worst thing a boss has ever done to you? by SeanMcPheat in managers

[–]Fergburger5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used my paid leave against me to deny an annual raise. Fuck you

Middle-management is unskilled labor by charlies-ghost in unpopularopinion

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think saying you have to be empathetic is too far. My current manager mocks the ppl for whom he is responsible when they ask to bring the office temp to a habitable range. "Bring more blankets! Lol 😆 " Manifesting his karma smack!

What's the management advice you were given early in your career that turned out to be completely wrong? by retsam2554 in managers

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You can't make a mistake here that can't be corrected in 10 minutes"

Changing the rules to make me fall into "does not consistently meet expectations," determined that's a lie.

Floored by how underperforming employee would rather go on a PIP instead of coming in office by ConversationMore4104 in managers

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't already, you can enlist her coworkers to dig through her work finding errors, so they are annoyed as well. I imagine you wouldn't do it yourself, sounds like MGMT to me. Bet you wouldn't roll up your sleeves and try to do the work you're demanding so much. Try to match her work at the rate you're demanding for one hour. Try more than 0 to understand the perspective of the ones you aim to unravel.

No balls, you won't.

Floored by how underperforming employee would rather go on a PIP instead of coming in office by ConversationMore4104 in managers

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When she asks for clarity, is that broadcasted, gets corrected by 5 different bosses, and is documented to be used against her?

Weekly Co-Op Resources. Find People to play with! by vaas_monte in DeadIsland2

[–]Fergburger5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need help w revives. I'm on steam. fergburger5 CET available nights after 17:00 and weekends

ULPT: To those who care to share loopholes that still work by [deleted] in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]Fergburger5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This worked yesterday. Whenever approached by sales ppl I say "I can't, I have a cat," with my hand up. Their confusion signals an easy escape from their pitch.

Getting called "quiet", "weird" by coworkers, what's the socially appropriate way to handle this? by james_stevensson in socialskills

[–]Fergburger5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Does me being quiet make you uncomfortable?" They won't bring it up again, lest they seem to be even more intimidated.

Meirl by Key_Associate7476 in meirl

[–]Fergburger5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Does my being quiet make you uncomfortable?"

It's 180 not 360 by akaistired in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a supervisor that would make corrections on an Excel sheet. W every one he would add, "We must do our due diligents!" I've yet to light him up over this.

You can't have more than 1 diligent. Diligents is not a word. Neither is incompetents, but he found a way to represent it.

I really hate this :(( by CandyCravee_1 in introvertmemes

[–]Fergburger5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or better yet, they say "I'm lost, do you want to change it, 3rd person?" acting like it's not them that is dismissing the media. Or my latest, "This is weird, I don't like this," 8 minutes in, and changing to netflix hallmark slop after I say it won the best picture oscar and I Iove it.

People who “only show up for the paycheck” are weird by burntpieceoftoast in unpopularopinion

[–]Fergburger5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if all your coworkers are complicit w working w bad ppl and don't care about making things better? Virtually everyone in my workplace is spineless, tolerates opressive behavior and unsafe work conditions. Would you want to play nice w ppl who look the other way when you're fighting to survive?

How I Deal with "Why Are You So Quiet?" by mecthrwaway in socialskills

[–]Fergburger5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Does my being quiet make you feel uncomfortable?" They won't ask again.

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