#41

In my previous job I got to boss people about and tell them what work to do, but didn’t have to line manage any of them. That was a beautiful sweet spot.

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#42

Nursery assistant?

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#43

Yes I think you have to start seeing people as resources and be use yor time sparingly.

#44

Traffic warden

#45

save it for thursday!

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#46

Ooo, I had this a few weeks back. Fortunately it was an incredibly straightforward decision

#47

Yes same really, unlike the choice faced by Sophie.

#48

Yep - we’ll see if I like it as well! I might hate it. Staff development is where it’s at - when you see people grow in their role it’s really rewarding

#49

to be truly despicable, surely?

#50

Tell me its the roaster all that time he has put in with you?

#51

Not having a pop at you, or anyone, but direct reports is the most Tory phrase ever and seems to be far more in vogue than I have noticed before.

In my case, would never want to be in management as am too morally pure and am making a shit load in computers as a developer for a very niche system that will definitely last forever

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#52

It is not.

#53

Sort of but also make company decisions

#54
  • I work hard to progress the goals of my organisation
  • I just put my head down and do my work
  • I am actively sabotaging my organisation

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#55

just one for me, and i asked her to apply for the job coz i knew she’d be good at it and wouldnt be a dickhead (which are the exact words i used when i asked her to apply for it)

#56

you´re all tories.

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#57

I am a line manager at my place, got 6 teams below me (ooh err)

I do , but I don’t like the HR side of things

#58

In my organisation we had a reorg a couple of years back. One of the things we had to do was reduce the number of contractors (mostly IT obviously). So the solution was to hire them permanently, but in order to keep paying them enough to keep them that meant making them management grades.

So now we have senior managers whose idea of a good weekend is a bit of LARPing.

#59

How’s he going to fund his roast addiction, you have a heart of stone!

#60

Save it for the personalised wedding vows thread

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