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<blockquote data-quote="freeloader" data-source="post: 416691" data-attributes="member: 12163">When I worked at UPS, I had many supervisors and managers but only a few stand out as exceptional in either direction.Had an awesome sort manager who ran good numbers the right way, gave days off when people needed them, interacted well with the employees, very well liked all around.&nbsp; I think he took one of those management buyouts back in the late 80&#039;s / early 90&#039;s and probably went very far with those positive traits.Had another manager who was very effective and emotional, spoke his mind but was a great listener.&nbsp; If I called him, we would talk for an hour and if he was busy, he would say so and call back when he was able to.Had a supervisor who was the opposite of the manager described above.&nbsp; She lacked people skills, was very materialistic and holier-than-thou.&nbsp; Her attention span was about 2 seconds.&nbsp; You could tell she was not a listener because she couldn&#039;t wait for her turn to speak.&nbsp; Oh and a huge number chaser, didn&#039;t care how things got done just as long as they got done.To me the best traits are someone sincere and genuine, who gives respect for hard work and realizes that mistakes can happen.&nbsp; They also listen and respect your point of view and defend their employees when necessary.&nbsp; Also someone who doesn&#039;t micromanage the crap out of you is nice as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="freeloader, post: 416691, member: 12163"] When I worked at UPS, I had many supervisors and managers but only a few stand out as exceptional in either direction. Had an awesome sort manager who ran good numbers the right way, gave days off when people needed them, interacted well with the employees, very well liked all around. I think he took one of those management buyouts back in the late 80's / early 90's and probably went very far with those positive traits. Had another manager who was very effective and emotional, spoke his mind but was a great listener. If I called him, we would talk for an hour and if he was busy, he would say so and call back when he was able to. Had a supervisor who was the opposite of the manager described above. She lacked people skills, was very materialistic and holier-than-thou. Her attention span was about 2 seconds. You could tell she was not a listener because she couldn't wait for her turn to speak. Oh and a huge number chaser, didn't care how things got done just as long as they got done. To me the best traits are someone sincere and genuine, who gives respect for hard work and realizes that mistakes can happen. They also listen and respect your point of view and defend their employees when necessary. Also someone who doesn't micromanage the crap out of you is nice as well. [/QUOTE]

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