Dave @ Accidental FIRE
I reached financial independence and semi-retired in my mid-40's through hard work, smart living, and investing. This blog chronicles my journey and explores many aspects of personal finance including the psychological and behavioral factors that drive our habits.
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4538 Miles
Running: 266 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 71 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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This is great! Spent many years in middle management and this pretty much sums it up 😂 My god, the whining employee is just horrible.
Yep, and I don’t miss it!
If this map is revised for WFH, it makes it much more enjoyable for both manager and employee. No need to duck into bathroom for avoidance. Just go out to garden to do yard work, refill coffee, and read FIRE blogs… I bet that most folks that are WFH just got a taste of early retired lifestyle. I like it thus far.
So true! If I were still a manager WFH I’d be ducking out to my patio all the time, or just working there 🙂
i’m so glad i never went the management route. my short stint managing personnel was just as an overnight shift supervisor in a brass mill. at my 1st job when i had a lot of meetings my friend the commander would have the secretary page me out of there and we would go to off track betting for a beer and some equine enthusiasm…clearly management material.
Ha, if you were a manager now your employees would quickly realize they could bribe you with wine
Ha ha. I just sent this to my boss. I hope that doesn’t mean I will be getting assigned to more tasks… Ha ha.
Don’t blame me!!
Is this what it’s like for middle management (I’m asking honestly). It sounds so sad!
Well of course humor is best when it exaggerates 🙂 But I can honestly say I did have days like this, of course that wasn’t every day. Overall I don’t miss it one bit
Middle management here and I’ve definitely had days like this. Most are not, thankfully. In my experience middle management is all about how good of a team you have. If you have a good team then work can be enjoyable. If you don’t then it can be hell.
I agree, and in my experience the executive leadership of the organization was my main problem. Totally inept. So I spent most of my time trying to figure out how I’m supposed to “tow the party line” to my employees when they and I both know that the executives just made a stupid decision. It’s a no-win situation.
“Get interrupted up whining employee” – probably my favorite.
Anyone have employees that literally follow you to you desk on the way in with questions or complaints (before you get the coffee)?
Max
Oh yeah, I had that all the time. Eventually most folks learned to not engage with me in the morning until I had my blessed cup. It usually didn’t go well…
“Stare out window with sad face” has been a big hit around here! A default mode to break out of!
Hidden Brain has a podcast episode titled “Bull**it Jobs.” I’ve showed it to several people and they find it incredibly eye opening… listen on a bike ride sometime if you have time!
I listen to Hidden Brain actually and heard that one. I also did a post on it but I realize it was before I had you as a reader – check it out if you have time 🙂