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How can I help my direct report to understand he is not being micromanaged?
A couple of weeks ago one of my direct reports (we'll call him Brent) went to my boss to complain that I am micromanaging him. When I heard the accusation, I was flabbergasted, since I don't see ...
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What are the professional boundaries of the relationship with your line manager?
I am in a positive relationship with my manager, however I wonder what the boundaries should be.
What topics should be discussed? Holidays? Family? Or just work?
And how much trust should be allowed? ...
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Maintaining relationships with coworkers when working in a politically unpopular department
I currently work in IT Compliance / Audit department at my company that operates in the software engineering industry. The company is large and multi - national, with many thousands of employees.
My ...
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After my boss got transfered to a different section, said he misses me everyday-New development [closed]
I (female, 29) have worked with this boss (male, 45) for 1.5 years. He was very supportive, all the time. Recently he got transferred to a different section of my department. I needed some advice on a ...
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How can I function with a manager who has a very different working style to me? [closed]
I am the only software developer in a company with about 100 employees, and my immediate boss is a senior manager. I started working there 3.5 months ago and there is a 6 month probation period.
My ...
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Significant difference of opinion between me (founder and head) and coworker (lead manager and owns 5% of company)
I want to file a patent on an algorithm / process which is used in a computer application developed by my company. The process isn't used in any large computer applications yet (I know that I'm ...
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I will soon become the manager of a close friend. How do I be an effective manager and friend?
A close friend of mine will soon be moving into my department. We see each other outside of work and our significant others both work together at a different institution.
I want to be an effective ...
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What is the purpose of 1-on-1 meetings with your direct leader/boss?
I have worked in places where one-on-one meetings (a meeting where only the boss and one other employee are present) are a weekly thing and topics can vary from "what did you do this weekend" to "do ...
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How do you "confront" your manager if you believe he wronged you?
I am looking for an advice from those more experienced than I am.
In my current team I was working in a project for quite a long time, mainly doing maintenance (unfortunately). I believed that I ...
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How to un-friend my boss on facebook
Before I hired in at my current company I was in a class with owner of the company. He added me on Facebook which was no problem at the time because we were just classmates. Now that I work for him, I ...
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Should I tell to my boss that I don't like to work with the new colleague? [closed]
A new colleague was hired at my department 3 months ago. He is quite disrespectful towards other employees since the first day, acts weird, has no experience and no actual work results, but is ...
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How to handle boss's invitation to become a Facebook Friend knowing that sometimes my Friends might post something that is not work-appropriate
I've had a pretty good working relationship with my boss for the past 1 1/2 years. He trusts me to deal with the problems he gives me, I give him the best quality work that I can, occasionally there ...
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My boss is blocking my growth, should I bring it up in my 1-on-1 with his boss?
My boss is effectively blocking my growth in the company. He type casts me as a junior manager. Now that my project is gradually growing he wants me to move to a newer, smaller project whereas I see ...
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