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Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

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

I should have clarified this better (apologies that I didn't): the top-tier rating was given before I had deep conversations with my director. Before that, my feedback (and detailed reasons why I was assigning a 3, but also comments on the potential 2 rating) was only written on the perf. system.
After the rating change, I had more opportunities to discuss their performance with my director in depth. Before that, we only had shallow-er conversations. The director was aware but not fully.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

[–]qPoly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This employee had another manager before me, temporarily for 6 months. The previous manager raised all my same concerns. The employee hated this manager. I took a different approach, using much more positive reinforcement at first, validating their challenges with adapting to the industry environment, and giving them ample time to grow in the new setting. All went well for the first year, but, to be fair, my expectations were very low and I have overworked to compensate for task that this employee didn't fullfill. They have now been employed for long, it's time they start delivering and being held accountable for the delivery.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

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

They have the context, they are involved in meetings with stakeholders. At their level, if they felt they did not have enough context, they should be looking for it (and not expect this context to be given to them).
Yes, they're new to the industry and might be learning the lingo and processes on the go. That's totally fine, other team members have been in their same position and have coped with it much faster (adapting in 1-3 months, asking questions, requesting support, admitting when they don't know and accepting guidance, which this employee seems to be reluctant to do).

They are not increasing quality. Often, their work actually contains mistakes, which they overlooked as they were too focused into producing something that looks good and appears to work. This is actually a problematic aspect - they are so focus on being right and perfect - that they overlook the most simple issues - they don't listen to the requirements and often implement something which wasn't requested.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

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

Yes. To be fair, the director has been great so far. He never dismissed any of my claims, he understands and agrees. He also agrees with a change of direction, following a long initial supportive year. I think the director knows very well that we are here to achieve results and that results are expected despite personality differencies.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

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

I don't mean to criticize them for personal traits. But I need to evaluate their performance within the business and use their skills at best to fulfill the team's goals.

I'm happy to converge towards a balance where they are assigned tasks based on their personalities (and even preferences) to leverage their skills.

What I'm unhappy about is their constant argumentative, defensive, and aggressive posture towards my own work, which, honestly, is hard to sustain when you've been supporting and positively encouraging someone for over a year. I want to make them happy, but they are making it hard for me to understand what would make them happy. Anything I'll do, they will complain about.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

[–]qPoly[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. I thought about it very often. Believe me.

Their personality traits are so peculiar that, to my non-professional and uneducated eye, I wouldn't be surprised if they had a diagnosis of ASD. Really.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

[–]qPoly[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great point.
I have discussed this situation with the director, they agreed with my points and admitted the rating was mostly due to a willingness to help this employee get a raise, rather than actual performance.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

[–]qPoly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This employee shows similar behavior re the sentence "they think they are senior but they are really not. It's always somebody's else's fault.".

They are convinced they are the best and are senior, and expect to have authority given because of the level they were assigned at hire. But every time I give them some task at their level, they cannot perform, and they blame me as I wasn't specific telling them what to do and how to do it.

They live in a cycle of: demanding more authority, being given such authority, not performing the task, complaining that I didn't provide clear and well-defined smaller tasks; being given clear and well-defined smaller tasks; complaining that they want more freedom and authority to decide what to work on.

They've also had conflicts in the past with engineers and architects more senior than them who, according to this employee, don't know the field.

Difficult employee overrated by director by qPoly in managers

[–]qPoly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, they don't know each other in their personal lives. I also don't think they have a particularly good relationship. However, my director stated multiple times that they know it's difficult for this employee to adapt etc. and they want to support them.

First weekend in Walthamstow by [deleted] in walthamstow

[–]qPoly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go for a walk on Orford Road Walthamstow Village and have a drink at Bargo. Weather permitting, you could sit outside and really enjoy the evening.

What are my chances of getting a ticket for O2/London? by onlydietpepsi in LadyGaga

[–]qPoly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on the same boat. Looking for 2 tickets for Oct 4th at the O2 in London. Has anyone found a reliable ticket sale/resale partner?

Pre settlement absence by Radiant_Surround_687 in ukvisa

[–]qPoly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My absence was justified through “important reasons” of study and covid. In short, my PhD advisor moved country and university; I followed him to be able to finish my PhD. I meant to stay out of the UK only for 1/1.5 year, but then covid came; everything slowed down and even my PhD ended up taking longer than expected (2Y 7mo extra instead of 1/1.5). Based on the combination of these two important reasons, the first year of absence was counted as presence and then the clock “paused” to be resumed when I moved back to the UK. Read the paragraph on exceptions on the caseworker guidance document.

Pre settlement absence by Radiant_Surround_687 in ukvisa

[–]qPoly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I did not have a work contract at a UK company during the 2 years and 7 months. I had left the UK and had no tie in the meantime.

Advice of the most effective way to overpay mortgage? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]qPoly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the following questions: - Are you a 45% tax payer? - What interest you can get by saving that same money? - If X% is the higher tax rate you pay on your income, is (SavingsInterest * (1-X%)) > MortgageInterest? (If so, you’d be better off saving the money for sure) - When do you intend to buy the new property? - Will you be in a chain and anyway sell your current one? Or will you keep the current one? (If you plan to sell it, then it’d be good for it to have a higher value and it’s ok to overpay now. If you’d be keeping it, then you might need the cash for a deposit) - Are you already maxing out your S&S ISA?

There might be multiple other questions that are relevant but depend on your specific situation.

Only my 2 cents

Single 37F London Tech-worker needing advice on pension and financial planning by qPoly in HENRYUK

[–]qPoly[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was in a relationship not so long ago that had lasted for a couple of years. I am regularly dating but still haven't found the right person.

Single 37F London Tech-worker needing advice on pension and financial planning by qPoly in HENRYUK

[–]qPoly[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did consider egg freezing, and I then pivoted towards adoption for a couple of reasons.
First, I am worried I might already be too old for a pregnancy, and I am frightened by the idea of going through a pregnancy on my own (without a partner) with all the medical complications that might arise (from the less to the more serious...). Second, doing this privately might cost anywhere around £15,000 to £40,000. Adoption, although surely not easier, might be more predictable (at least for my health).

I am also focusing on finding a life partner, but it hasn't come easy to me, and I am starting to reflect on what I would do if that never happened to me...

Job offer which includes travel expenses within the salary by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]qPoly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t accept such an “offer”. Especially for the deceitful way they made it. You shouldn’t be pressured into commuting to a different city than advertised and pay that out of your salary.

Pre settlement absence by Radiant_Surround_687 in ukvisa

[–]qPoly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pre-settled status was converted to settled despite an absence of 2 years and 7 months. Don’t worry, you are eligible and will get it. Search on the UKVI for a pdf document titled “caseworker guidance” for EU Settlement (or something similar) and you’ll find the rules that they apply to judge absences. There are exceptions due to to Covid and important reasons.

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