I'm hoping that time off and a few weeks of regular, proper sleep, will do the trick of resetting everything for me. Thanks for the hugs. :)
(Also, I haven't RSVP'd to your invitation because, embarrassingly enough, I have misplaced it. But as soon as I find it, I will jump on the website to do so!)
In terms of what to do with your newbie, since you are her supervisor, presumably you have the authority to initiate some sort of remedial performance review or other corrective/disciplinary action. The whole point of having underlings is that they're supposed to reduce the amount of work and stress you have to deal with yourself; that's what they're getting paid for, but this one sounds like she's doing the opposite.
You've got a pretty clear list of unacceptable job behaviours right here in this post (and I'm guessing that there are a few additional unlisted behaviours), so a good chunk of the work involved in preparing for a talk with her is already kinda done.
Maybe she needs to shape up, or maybe she needs to find a different line of work that's better suited to her character. Either way, you shouldn't have to deal with her current level of job performance, and as her supervisor, it's your responsibility to provide the necessary supervision to fix it. (Also, the other underlings of yours--at the very least the ones with whom
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I have to have a talk with my boss about what kind of remedial training we can do with her. Her problems are such that, due to the nature of my work, I can't really even discuss them more than incredibly superficially here. I need to discuss with him (my boss) whether we need to set an end date for her to improve, or else seriously consider terminating her employment. Which would totally, utterly suck, but might ultimately be necessary.
At least imposing the deadline sounds pretty necessary from what I can see here. It sounds like she's sucking the life out of you at work. I don't know what kinds of contractual obligations for progressive discipline or the like exist in your workplace (the suggestion about remedial training having been more of a nod to the possible existence of such obligations than a belief in her ability to shape up with some earnest effort). It might even be something that you want to call or write your boss about while you're taking your break--mainly if you notice that you keep thinking or worrying about it when you're supposed to be resting and relaxing.
I hope that that last bit of decision comes in and you do take time off! I wouldn't call that burning out, I would call that wisely taking time before burn out happens. For me, burn out means you got so totally spent that you can't do it any more. At that point you're not useful to your employer anyway, so it's better all around for you to get enough time to rest!
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Second, taking care of you sounds like a good idea; I know I'm not always good at doing it myself, but I'm working at getting better at it.
It sounds like some time off would be really beneficial, and I hope you are able to take the time if you and your doctor decide that you need it.
Finally, *moar hugz*
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(Also, I haven't RSVP'd to your invitation because, embarrassingly enough, I have misplaced it. But as soon as I find it, I will jump on the website to do so!)
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You've got a pretty clear list of unacceptable job behaviours right here in this post (and I'm guessing that there are a few additional unlisted behaviours), so a good chunk of the work involved in preparing for a talk with her is already kinda done.
Maybe she needs to shape up, or maybe she needs to find a different line of work that's better suited to her character. Either way, you shouldn't have to deal with her current level of job performance, and as her supervisor, it's your responsibility to provide the necessary supervision to fix it. (Also, the other underlings of yours--at the very least the ones with whom ( ... )
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