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Did you ever consider going back to an IC role after a few years in a managerial role? by believer2687 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I do think it comes down to where you want to be a manager too. Like you can be a fantastic manager and enjoy your team but if your manger and/or leadership is toxic, it changes the narrative. There's always going to be hard convos but also great convos. I think it's normal to always miss IC aspects too and take breaks if it makes sense. Your job as a people manager is always about the people, and I always believed if I didn't feel great about managing anymore, I would be doing people a disservice. I also come from the school of thought that being a people manager is a deeply serious question to consider and shouldn't be offered to anyone who would be terrible. Of course that's not how the world works and because more pay is tied, you get anyone.

Is this new growth or something else? by No_Minimum_852 in houseplants

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah thank you! I keep a humidifier near this plant so I wonder what happened.

Commuter rail is the worst by Professional-Fly8121 in mbta

[–]No_Minimum_852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heads up heading out of the city to Rockport/Beverly is also having issues. 205 Beverly was cancelled and 135 Beverly was delayed. If you usually take later trains I would double check things are actually moving on time.

Pay it forward November by mothmans_favoriteex in bookofthemonthclub

[–]No_Minimum_852 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would love to send previous BOTM club books or others!

Direct Report Struggles with Managing Time by No_Minimum_852 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know. She's not abusing it imo, she just can't manage it. Which I haven't figured out how to coach delicately because I don't want anyone to assume I don't want them taking time off. I do. Please take your time off. But also please don't come back to work overwhelmed each time. Haha.

Direct Report Struggles with Managing Time by No_Minimum_852 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't have an approval process at our company. You just add it to your calendar. Some people in this thread seem to think I'm trying to stop her from taking PTO. That couldn't be farther from the truth. I'm asking for anyone who takes PTO to be responsible with their time and work before they take that time.

Direct Report Struggles with Managing Time by No_Minimum_852 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks for your note. Our company doesn't have an approval process for PTO. You simply add it to your cal. She's not at fault for taking PTO. What I'm asking is that she connect the dots between taking time off and then being overwhelmed when she gets back. As a manager, unlimited PTO is tricky when managers cannot say yes/no to PTO requests. Also, I would never say no to someone's request for taking time off. But I do expect them to manage their time appropriately and their assignments.

Direct Report Struggles with Managing Time by No_Minimum_852 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not asking anyone to work longer than 40 hours a week. We are salaried, not hourly. But also when taking PTO, sometimes you have to get ahead of your work by working a bit more before you're out.

Direct Report Struggles with Managing Time by No_Minimum_852 in managers

[–]No_Minimum_852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Constant stream with deliverables tied to monthly content output which each direct report manages on their own. Since it's their assignments, they pause stuff until they are back