I've been here for six months and I'm already rethinking my decision to join. I can maybe understand a manager hovering over new hires for a few weeks, but all the time for months with no end in sight? If you hire intelligent people with plenty of experience how about letting them do their jobs?
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The basic issue is the micro-management is not focused on improving efficiency or work force competency, but rather mindless paperwork. “Guess it was good your petro-tech team was able to locate that huge new resource, but you did not submit any diversity moments this week and you failed to attend the boomer, pride, cake bake last month: Your performance is thus sub-par and you will need to take more HR focused training.”
Dear Kid,
This has to be the funniest post describing a misconception, namely you are working for an org that is basically a totalitarian state. It is not a democracy , get used to it, the hierarchy decides how you work , when you get to take a sh-t and when to change your diaper , get used to it. The more you invoke trust from your supervisor the more "freedom " you get lol. and as you get promotions the more they might trust you. Oh btw there is no freedom in Corporate America. just do as you are told and show up. Otherwise become homeless or start you own business ig you dare.
Most people pay close attention to the management input, adjust next time and need less supervision over time. Others never learn.
My supervisor liked to micromanage everything, even how I was going about making coffee all wrong. WTF.
Sorry to hear that. Most of my supervisors seemed to micromanage or not care what I did one month to the next. Hard to decide which situation is worse.
I've worked here nearly 12 years and the micro-managment never ends. I was an experienced hire and had worked at a couple of firms previously. This level of micro-managment doesn't exist at other places.
It's ingrained into the culture at Chevron.
You’re complaining about being micromanaged after only being there for six months? Do you know everything now that you’ve been working there for just six months? Doubt it. Intelligent as you claim, a quick rookie mistake made by you won’t have you answering for it because you’re still considered a new hire. The manager will have to answer for it so give that person some respect and give yourself at least a full year to actually experience a full cycle of work before you complaint about anything.
Your manager has determined you need close supervision. I tend to agree in your case.
So, do you think a world wide corporation should hire someone and just let them do as they please. Trust is earned not entitled as you apparently believe you are. bet I can guess which generation you are in. Give it time, and earn it.