Bonaparte Had No Friends.

[dadadadio]

 
In my 30 years in the workforce I have learned a few things, one of them is this. You cannot be an affective manager and be best friends with the people working under your supervision. End of freakin’ discussion! Well, not actually. I’ll ramble on for a few hundred words saying what I just stated in seventeen. It’s what I do.

Sometimes you must

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[sharpchick]

You have no idea how many times I've had this very discussion with the big boss in my office. . .she's the one who put me through a two and one half hour meeting for "hurting her feelings" with an e-mail I wrote a couple of years ago. (When I asked her exactly what it was in the e-mail that was not factual, she said there wasn't anything unfactual, but that wasn't the point - her feelings were. She cried throughout almost the entire meeting

[dadadadio]

I don't mind socializing with the group of coworkers I get along with but I'm not in a position of bossman where happy hour would compromise me or undermine my authority. My department head role is mostly a scheduling, delegating and 'lead-person' position. I have to produce like everyone else.

I have no qualms about telling someone they need to straighten up and those who work close to be have come to expect it. None of the good workers need that lecture so it's all good.

That 'off site' team building idea is yuppie corporate bullshit. Team building is done by working together, producing and meeting all demands. Success breeds success.

They can have the hugging session thankyouverymuch.