Ok, I need to tell someone else. The other day I ran into an acquaintance, John. He was telling me about his new manager job. Currently, everyone is working remote. An email was sent out to John's team inviting them to lunch so that the team could meet John in person.

Apparently, only 1 person showed up. John got butthurt. John told his boss that he thinks his team doesn't "engage enough" at work and that he thinks remote work is to blame. John told me he likes to test people randomly by sending them a Slack message and seeing how long it takes to respond. Apparently, he thinks 5 minutes for a response means people aren't at the computer working. John has convinced his boss to force people back in the office...

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Look forward to the follow-up where he has to explain why they are losing the good team members

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Problem is, such managers didn't cared about it in the first place, thing they care is power tripping, you know their personalities

[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

LOL! I ran into him yesterday and he was telling me he had to work over the weekend because people have left and they are now understaffed! 😂 git rektt!

[–] AnxiousDuck@feddit.it 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not well played by team imo, sad story but that's not how you keep your privileges

[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Maybe? It was an "optional" lunch meeting. I tend to skip meetings that aren't required because I want to keep working.

But, sure. I understand managers/leaders want to feel important, so fine, I show up to the meetings. I sit at the desk, open the laptop, and tune them out while I actually get work done. Like, the thing we're supposed to be doing. I have the 15 pieces of flair, ok.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Because they didn't feel like going to lunch? Was it mandatory? If so, were they going to get paid for it? And for the gas to come in just to have lunch?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Fuck John. All my homies hate John.