@Seagoon Feeling really annoyed at an acting middle manager at our workplace right now.
He's terrible at communicating. He refuses to listen to people. He makes decisions and orders people to do stuff without asking anyone if the thing he wants to do is even possible.
There's a whole string of bad decisions as a result, and everyone else is left to clean up his mess afterwards.
For example, there's an event that was scheduled on a particular date. An email was sent out to the people (outside the organisation) who are likely to attend.
Before that email was sent, he decided to postpone it. Just he didn't let anyone know until after the emails were sent.
Another example. One of my colleagues was told she had to drop everything to find leads for a new product that he decided to launch in two weeks. He then blamed her for not coming up with enough leads.
He's decided the IT team needs to roll out a new automated reporting system right now. The IT department has already said it's not adding any features to that system because they're getting rid of it in the next year or so. They don't answer to him, and will just refuse to do it. So there's a whole series of meetings now planned because he's insisting that it has to happen.
There's also a whole marketing campaign that the marketing team thinks is a stupid idea that won't work, because they tried it last year and it didn't work. He's insisting they do it anyway.
And there's a whole string of decisions like this.
The thing is, I'm not sure he's aware at just how demotivating his unique management style is to those around him.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just feeling really frustrated right now.
@StudChud My three big concerns with getting a full shave are how it will look, how work will react, and random dickheads. That, and it's getting a bit chilly this time of the year.
How did people at your work react to the shave?
And did you get many randos making comments about it?
My hair is starting to get a bit too long at the moment — it's well-past shoulder length. It's regularly getting quite knotty and the split ends are getting bad. So I'll need a cut soon.
Maybe just get it trimmed or cut shorter this time and leave the big buzz for when it gets warmer?
@PeelerSheila@wscholermann What really annoys me is some places that don't tell you they have a surcharge for cards until you pay.
As in, the first you find out is when you get the receipt and see they've bumped up your $6 purchase to $6.12 without telling you.
Probably illegal, but there are places that do it.
And more broadly, I'd rather they add the 2% or whatever to their prices, instead of letting you know at the counter.
(And while we're on the subject, instead of 10 cents extra for a little packet of tomato sauce when you buy a pie, they should just add the 10 cents to the price!)
@Gibsonisafluffybutt @imoldgreeeg Yay! Congratulations Simon 👏