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Dumbest thing a supervisor has done?
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<blockquote data-quote="trickpony1" data-source="post: 97963" data-attributes="member: 1957"><p>I have found there are two types of management people:</p><p></p><p>1) The first type are the kind that I really enjoy working with/for. They are here for the same reason we are....the money, not the zen, not the metaphysics and not the adrenalin rush. They, more often than not, went into management to get the heck out of package cars. They, most likely, have been screwed by management and feel there is a different way to relate to the worker, that being kindness, fairness and the realization that nobody, including themselves, is/are perfect. These people are real humans whose actions/deeds/words convey the essence of a decent human being who may believe in a higher power. Noticeably, they may not want to be promoted/advanced up the ladder of "success" and may, at some point, have been demoted for refusing to execute an order from on high. These are the people that I would go to great lengths to help out, to get them out of a bind as they have so graciously done for me.</p><p></p><p>2) Then there is the supervisor(s) who it is common knowledge not to turn your back on. They are mindless automatons whose only goal is to retire rich and in an elevated postion and who feel no guilt for their actions. They will not go to bat for an employee because they don't want to rock the boat and place the primrose image their boss has of them in peril. They are strictly "yes" men and, if in a group of their peers, will NOT be the first to say hello to an hourly person passing by. These are the people that so illustrate the philosophy, "if what you have doesn't make you happy, don't be surprised if no one else wants it.", because they are clearly not happy.</p><p></p><p>I fully expect some management posters to rip my opinion to shreds but, before they do, they may want to decide which of the aforementioned management persons they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trickpony1, post: 97963, member: 1957"] I have found there are two types of management people: 1) The first type are the kind that I really enjoy working with/for. They are here for the same reason we are....the money, not the zen, not the metaphysics and not the adrenalin rush. They, more often than not, went into management to get the heck out of package cars. They, most likely, have been screwed by management and feel there is a different way to relate to the worker, that being kindness, fairness and the realization that nobody, including themselves, is/are perfect. These people are real humans whose actions/deeds/words convey the essence of a decent human being who may believe in a higher power. Noticeably, they may not want to be promoted/advanced up the ladder of "success" and may, at some point, have been demoted for refusing to execute an order from on high. These are the people that I would go to great lengths to help out, to get them out of a bind as they have so graciously done for me. 2) Then there is the supervisor(s) who it is common knowledge not to turn your back on. They are mindless automatons whose only goal is to retire rich and in an elevated postion and who feel no guilt for their actions. They will not go to bat for an employee because they don't want to rock the boat and place the primrose image their boss has of them in peril. They are strictly "yes" men and, if in a group of their peers, will NOT be the first to say hello to an hourly person passing by. These are the people that so illustrate the philosophy, "if what you have doesn't make you happy, don't be surprised if no one else wants it.", because they are clearly not happy. I fully expect some management posters to rip my opinion to shreds but, before they do, they may want to decide which of the aforementioned management persons they are. [/QUOTE]
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