You too!Awesome username by the way
You too!Awesome username by the way
I work as a lowly admin in a food distribution centre (on furlough at the mo). But omg do we have so many managers and deputy managers and assistant managers, line managers, team managers, focus managers, regional managers, transport managers, logistics managers.., most of them are working from home barking out orders to those lowly warehouse people who have to go into work.
So many managers all doing the same job and making sure everyone knows they're a manager by the big bold fonts in their email siggies.
In my job there's my line manager, who is answerable to the Interior Logistics Manager, => Branch Logistics Manager => Southern Regional Logistics Manager => National Logistics Manager.... National Logistics Director.... and then after that I haven't a clue.
You have just described the chronic problem in British offices/workplaces. Where everyone wants status and power so they make these insane structures of TLs, managers, “leads”, assistants etc. Scrape out these layers of ineffective “management” and the finances improve, morale lifts and probably productivity and service increase.
In my area there are 4, FOUR, “Team Managers” who have NO direct reports. Their banding starts at at least £50k. What and who are they managing as team managers?! Madness and boils my piss.
hahaha!!! Our doctors were doing yoga on the lawn one shift!One of my friend's is a theatre nurse. She was on her way to scrub up for a heart bypass operation and was blocked from entering a corridor because some doctors were in the middle of filming a tik tok routine. She had to turn heel and take a different route.
They’re also 100% focused on profits that they’re not arsed about the well-being of staff AT ALL
You have just described the chronic problem in British offices/workplaces. Where everyone wants status and power so they make these insane structures of TLs, managers, “leads”, assistants etc. Scrape out these layers of ineffective “management” and the finances improve, morale lifts and probably productivity and service increase.
In my area there are 4, FOUR, “Team Managers” who have NO direct reports. Their banding starts at at least £50k. What and who are they managing as team managers?! Madness and boils my piss.
That was their excuse anyway....hahaha!!! Our doctors were doing yoga on the lawn one shift!
Just tell them to turn it off and on and see if that worksI'm the office junior, and therefore I end up with all the crap the older numpties can't be bothered with. I get emails saying "Could you reload the printer" or "change the printer cartridge" or "sort the photocopier out. There's an error message".
Before furlough I was asked to "can you get another extension lead. I need one for my 2 chargers and fan" (totally not work related). And "My computer is slow. Can you sort it?"
How the hell do I know? I don't work in IT. Email them instead!
I recognise that gif. It's from a comedy show isn't it?Just tell them to turn it off and on and see if that works
Yes, IT crowdI recognise that gif. It's from a comedy show isn't it?
Thanks! Have heard good things about that show but never got round to watching thinking it might be dullsville for IT nerdsYes, IT crowd
Oh it's brilliant, and has the rather lovely Matt BerryThanks! Have heard good things about that show but never got round to watching thinking it might be dullsville for IT nerds
Thanks. I will make a point of watching it next time I get chanceOh it's brilliant, and has the rather lovely Matt Berry
I was the only girl in my management team for a while, and my old manager used to address us as “chaps and chapette”I'm on a team where I'm the only female member. No big deal, never bothers me. But today, another team lead was talking their team about us (we were there) and said "the guys on the development team", paused and then he added "and girl".
Wft. First of all, 'guys' (in my opinion anyway) is a catchall term and can include both genders. So I don't know why he had to add my gender in at the end. And secondly, I'm a 27 year old woman... I'm not a girl.
How old is he, that manager?Last year when we were still in the office my manager would say very loudly that I’m a clever girl whenever I did a good piece of work I was the only woman on my team. I’m late 20s with a secondary school child. I’m not a girl!
I also pointed out to him several times that the men on my team can take notes, book meetings and go to the shop for biscuits
Oh and when he found out I was a teen mum he said he didn’t think I was that sort of girl