My boss reschedules my 1 on 1 ‘s regularly, has very minimal feedback for me, and never asks in depth questions about what I’m doing. Goes purely based off what is on my workday goals and what a few people tell him. Every time I reach out it feels like a chore. Is this normal?
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8 supervisors in 11 years and most of them have been like this (one was a micromanager). Don’t take it personally. Get your work done and use any spare time to polish your resume or work on a side project/study. Or just slack off...whatever works for you.
It could be that your supervisor is very busy and has to reschedule based on your meeting not being as important as his bosses needs.
You are also probably doing a great job and can function independently so they don’t have to micr-manage you. They may be trying to foster more independence to groom you for a more important role in the company.
Take it personally? Like if I was a CVX employee like you getting triggered like you did, you mean?
He's probably ready to EOI, so he dont give a f@ck, don't take it personally, you'd do the same bruh
It's completely obvious that many on here have never worked anywhere but CVX. If you don't like it, feel free to try someplace different. I'm sure you'll learn, as I have experienced that management is the same or worse elsewhere. The grass is greener, though. Go getcha Some!
It is rare to find a good supervisor that is “also” interested in helping your career instead of solely focusing just on their own career and just utilizing their reports to advance to the next level. That being said, it is very important that you communicate your goals to your supervisor and not just just wait for the next disappointment by being silent. You may actually challenge “them” to be the supervisor we all need!
Piss-poor supervisors are the biggest reason some of the best have move on from Chevron. Beta-friendly organization.
I had a manager for 5 years that acted like this (yes this behavior is normally from a male). He would only give me the time of day when I was kissing his a– or directly feeding him results he could take credit for with senior management. This kind of guy can be a career buster ... move on ASAP!
I like the chicken anonymous envelope idea. Drop it in the big bosses mailbox and she will find it when the office reopens. In 2022.
Chevron managers have been taught from day one to manage upwards, not downwards. Managing upwards gets them promoted and the cushy assignments. They will move on to another assignment, whether you succeed is irrelevant to them.
It’s normal most of the time at Chevron, every now and then you get a good one. It’s the Chevron Way.
Chevron has a history of placing uninspiring people into management positions. Chevron could take a lesson from some college coaches who are able to greatly inspire the players and bring success!
The previous poster is right. If your boss doesn’t give you the needed feedback, then he/she is like many of today’s supervisors at Chevron. They don’t care about you. In other words they pretend to supervise and manage their workers. A real shame. Perhaps a little anonymous upward feedback to their boss is needed here. Print your comments and put it in an envelope for your supervisor’s boss. You can also interpret the lack of feedback from your supervisor as something positive. It could mean that you’re doing a satisfactory job and you don’t need guidance or an @ss chewing. Gauge things well before acting on the wrong impression. We’re in lay-off mode. Don’t add your name to the sh!t list.
No, that’s not normal or good supervisor behaviour. As the other poster suggests, managing people takes a lot of time and effort, and some just aren’t up to the task (and shouldn’t be supervisors in my opinion). I will say though that I have been in “working supervisor” roles where it was INCREDIBLY difficult to balance getting my work done with managing people and being a good boss. I worked a lot of overtime in that role. I hope that Chevron moves towards letting supervisors manage their teams effectively as the top priority and stops expecting them to also fulfill the duties of a 1.0 FTE individual contributor role.
Being a boss takes lots of time and energy. Managing your people and providing effective feedback are (unfortunately) some of the easiest elements to "push." The consequences aren't felt immediately but certainly do add up over time.
That said, good bosses make managing their people a top priority. They make the time. I'm sorry yours isn't doing so.