How closely are you supervised at work?

[Smurfy]

My boss rarely comes to see what I'm doing. I hardly ever see her or get emails from her. She sits down the hall from me but she's so damn busy all the time.

On the other hand, I watch the people working for me in my dept. like a hawk. I know what they are doing every second of the day. All 25 of them. I can see how long their phone is ringing, how long they've been on a call, how long they have been in the bathroom, etc. I'm all over them like white on rice. I run a call center so its the nature of the beast so to speak. But, in growing weary of babysitting grown adults.

 

[miplank]

But, in growing weary of babysitting grown adults.

does this mean you're stepping down as mod?

 

[Smurfy]

does this mean you're stepping down as mod?

lol

 

[miplank]

I call dibs on smurfys mod position!

 

[puddlemonkey]

nobody watches over me, but someone should.

 

[Smurfy]

nobody watches over me, but someone should.

true

 

[ortiz34]

not really at all
My father is a PITA sometimes but I just tell him to STFU

 

[jackangel]

little do your employees know that they could gain 5-10 minutes of freedom by distracting you with snackalicious items.

I could never function in that kind of environment. my boss often doesn't come in, and when he does, it's around 1 or 1:30. he's super laid-back and doesn't even know what we're doing much of the time. however, i do sit in his office...his desk is 10 feet behind me. at first, i hated that, but it's actually interesting, because peeps are coming in to talk about this and that...sometimes you hear some interesting company shit, etc. better to learn, or take advantage.

i work from home whenever i need to, etc...lots of flexibility. of course, it's not enough, because i'm a malcontent who hates everything, and i think about quitting all the time.

but still, it's a good situation, relatively speaking.

 

[rnch]

for the last 15 years, very litle supervison as i had a "rotating" supvervisor to cover 3 different site locations. he would make a token appearance and then be "in transit" and unfindable. fine with me!

about a month ago, upper management, in their unfathomable ways, deceided to create 5 new supervisors.

now each location has a supervisor on duty, former co-workers suddenly trust into management who think the "work world" now revolves around them, telling employees with more years on the job than they have what to do.

after a few EEO grievances the new pencil necks will calm down some...

 

[Smurfy]

for the last 15 years, very litle supervison as i had a "rotating" supvervisor to cover 3 different site locations. he would make a token appearance and then be "in transit" and unfindable. fine with me!

about a month ago, upper management, in their unfathomable ways, deceided to create 5 new supervisors.

now each location has a supervisor on duty, former co-workers suddenly trust into management who think the "work world" now revolves around them, telling employees with more years on the job than they have what to do.

after a few EEO grievances the new pencil necks will calm down some...

yep. that sounds like the gov't

 

[Smurfy]

little do your employees know that they could gain 5-10 minutes of freedom by distracting you with snackalicious items.

I could never function in that kind of environment. my boss often doesn't come in, and when he does, it's around 1 or 1:30. he's super laid-back and doesn't even know what we're doing much of the time. however, i do sit in his office...his desk is 10 feet behind me. at first, i hated that, but it's actually interesting, because peeps are coming in to talk about this and that...sometimes you hear some interesting company shit, etc. better to learn, or take advantage.

i work from home whenever i need to, etc...lots of flexibility. of course, it's not enough, because i'm a malcontent who hates everything, and i think about quitting all the time.

but still, it's a good situation, relatively speaking.

actually, it's funny because there are a few peeps who actually keep a stash of snack/candy in their drawer for me.

 

[rnch]

yep. that sounds like the gov't

the newbie sups only harrass the recently hired, the ones they think they can intimidate.

they know not to foike with me..after 20-plus years they have all seen my temper bubble over the lid on a few occassions.

wadda they gonna do...FIRE me?

 

[ortiz34]

yep. that sounds like the gov't

sounds more like rnchs ef life too! lol

 

[needtogetarmy]

Rule #1: do your job and do it better than everyone else and you will never be supervised and you will get promoted.

 

[CajunSaint]

not really at all

 

[Smurfy]

Rule #1: do your job and do it better than everyone else and you will never be supervised and you will get promoted.

oh this is so true. for me, anyways

 

[miplank]

Rule #1: do your job and do it better than everyone else and you will never be supervised and you will get promoted.

try telling that to rnch

 

[needtogetarmy]

try telling that to rnch

rnch is above reproach. You should know that buy now!

Plus he is still milking his injury for workers comp hoping Obama will send him a check with an autographed photo of Bammy's wife in short-shorts.

 

[shrimp poboy]

If my boss ever were to check up on me couple places he might find me....
1)Any number of truck stops around New oRleans playing Video poker
2)Hanging out at whole foods sippin on Coffee eating a Bagel and Harassing every girl that goes bye
3)If i just Got paid good chance I'm at the casino
4)Cleaning out The refrigerator and staining the sheets at whatever trashy whore's house Im enjoying that week
5)Fuckin off here

I love my job The amount of freedom i have Is rediculous.

 

[miplank]

If my boss ever were to check up on me couple places he might find me....
1)Any number of truck stops around New oRleans playing Video poker
2)Hanging out at whole foods sippin on Coffee eating a Bagel and Harassing every girl that goes bye
3)If i just Got paid good chance I'm at the casino
4)Cleaning out The refrigerator and staining the sheets at whatever trashy whore's house Im enjoying that week
5)Fuckin off here

I love my job The amount of freedom i have Is rediculous.

So is your spelling

 

[captainahole]

Not much. I am usually on the road so it's tough to keep a good eye on me. But there are days like today that I waste way to much time and live a guilt trip for it. But that's another story

 

[nangiggles]

I'm not that supervised, there are like 5-6 supervisors but they rarely walk around, we have full internet access because we need to do research on many cases/calls we get, if I'm watching facebook while on a call they usually dont care.... except one girl.... she's always harassing everyone... she once said that one of my co-workers watched movies online all day on Saturdays, guess what? he doesn fucking work on saturdays... fucking lunatic...

 

[chewyxrage]

Not at all. My boss's office is right across they way from mine and he probably only pokes his head in a few times a day.

I still manage to resist coming to this place while at work, though. I'll surf other sites but I cannot imagine getting busted poking around

a steroid site while at work.

 

[RottenWillow]

My boss rarely comes to see what I'm doing. I hardly ever see her or get emails from her. She sits down the hall from me but she's so damn busy all the time.

Not closely at all. Very similar sitch to you and your supervisor.

I supervise only 6 people and they are very solid employees who've all been doing their jobs 10 years or more. My job is basically just to do the annual perf review on them as they actually require no supervision. Christ I would hate to have your job, Smurf.

 

[RottenWillow]

But there are days like today that I waste way to much time and live a guilt trip for it.

But you're an ahole, dude. It's to be expected.

 

[puddlemonkey]

Fuck how closely you're supervised at work, I wanna know how many of you actually work.


*queue the obama voters*

 

[Razorguns]

My boss rarely comes to see what I'm doing. I hardly ever see her or get emails from her. She sits down the hall from me but she's so damn busy all the time.

On the other hand, I watch the people working for me in my dept. like a hawk. I know what they are doing every second of the day. All 25 of them. I can see how long their phone is ringing, how long they've been on a call, how long they have been in the bathroom, etc. I'm all over them like white on rice. I run a call center so its the nature of the beast so to speak. But, in growing weary of babysitting grown adults.

No one.

I find it hillariuos those who are bitches to some old dude 40 hyours a week, finding the time to bitch about the big brother government, other peoples shortcomings, celebrities and world events. Too funny. I feel like saying "Get back to work bitch!"

Oh yeah I do say that

r

 

[Smurfy]

No one.

I find it hillariuos those who are bitches to some old dude 40 hyours a week, finding the time to bitch about the big brother government, other peoples shortcomings, celebrities and world events. Too funny. I feel like saying "Get back to work bitch!"

Oh yeah I do say that

r

I'm not sure what just happened, but did you just call me a bitch?

 

[Razorguns]

I'm not sure what just happened, but did you just call me a bitch?

No. If you want me to do that, you gotta pay me per hour. I don't do that shit for free (anymore).

r

 

[Smurfy]

No. If you want me to do that, you gotta pay me per hour. I don't do that shit for free (anymore).

r

You're fired.

 

[RottenWillow]

You're fired.

Can I have his job?

 

[rnch]

Rule #1: do your job and do it better than everyone else and you will never be supervised and you will get promoted.

ahhh the irony here....you abviously have never been a career federal civil service time server employee...

 

[shrimp poboy]

I wonder how many Grievance letters rnch has filed in his 20 yrs?Its gotta be in the 100"s?

 

[miplank]

lolol

 

[rnch]

I wonder how many Grievance letters rnch has filed in his 20 yrs?Its gotta be in the 100"s?

only one. usually i just growl at management: "do i need to write some letters? do i need to drop a dime and call D C? 'cuz you KNOWWW i will..."

i have advised others, over the years, on how to pwn managment.

 

[miplank]

only one. usually i just growl at management: "do i need to write some letters? do i need to drop a dime and call D C? 'cuz you KNOWWW i will..."

i have advised others, over the years, on how to pwn managment.

apparently it doesn't work, you still get passed over for promotions.


reverse pwnage

 

[rnch]

apparently it doesn't work, you still get passed over for promotions.


reverse pwnage

you have to pick your battles carefully in life and work the system to your advantage..something you have obviously not learned yet.

 

[miplank]

you have to pick your battles carefully in life and work the system to your advantage..something you have obviously not learned yet.

and judging from the whiney ass threads you make about someone else getting a job you think you deserve, it has obviously worked well for you.

 

[Razorguns]

you have to pick your battles carefully in life and work the system to your advantage..something you have obviously not learned yet.

don't ever come over to the private sector unless u want a hard reality check!! stay public.

r

 

[Dial_tone]

My boss rarely comes to see what I'm doing. I hardly ever see her or get emails from her. She sits down the hall from me but she's so damn busy all the time.

On the other hand, I watch the people working for me in my dept. like a hawk. I know what they are doing every second of the day. All 25 of them. I can see how long their phone is ringing, how long they've been on a call, how long they have been in the bathroom, etc. I'm all over them like white on rice. I run a call center so its the nature of the beast so to speak. But, in growing weary of babysitting grown adults.

We don't mind you looking over our shoulders as long as your big tittays are about to fall out.

 

[rnch]

don't ever come over to the private sector unless u want a hard reality check!! stay public.

r

what? and have to work for a living???

 

[stilleto]

I'm not watched at all but if i don't do my work, that gets noticed, so i stay as late as I need to to get things done.

 

[Razorguns]

what? and have to work for a living???

my fav time in life was working for the government. military

r

 

[chris302001]

We don't mind you looking over our shoulders as long as your big tittays are about to fall out.

lmao

 

[milo hobgoblin]

If you have to watch your employees like that.. its either a sign of bad management or bad hiring practices.

 

[Smurfy]

If you have to watch your employees like that.. its either a sign of bad management or bad hiring practices.

It's an inbound call center. It comes with the territory

 

[pdaddyII]

Not at all

 

[Melaina]

Slightly micromanaged but comes with the territory in my profession. Everything I do goes to someone who gets paid more to do less to review.

 

[puddlemonkey]

Slightly micromanaged but comes with the territory in my profession. Everything I do goes to someone who gets paid more to do less to review.

One post away from 1,000! Go Melaina!!!

 

[Melaina]

Giddy up, +1 PM for noticing LOL

 

[Razorguns]

It's an inbound call center. It comes with the territory

Basically they're shitty jobs that are boring. Should be expected.

r

 

[Whiskey]

Rule #1: do your job and do it better than everyone else and you will never be supervised and you will get promoted.

I can't agree with this.

Work for a major railroad, if they can find a way to fire you, they will. Anything to get rid of people that they are paying 100% full pay.

We have so many f'n trainmasters, "management" it's unreal. Always watching you looking to nail you for something. The more they watch the slower and less we do... you'd think that they'd catch on

Whiskey