If my backfill doesn’t get approved I am only at six — please inform me of the risk I am facing
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@14z Wait you coach and train people? Well that is new. Managers on previous teams didn’t have one on ones, train or do anything to support staff. So it makes it really hard to sympathize with managers when so many seem to do nothing or nothing important.
@b5 tell me you have never had to do quarterly reviews, one on ones, yearly evals- for more than 6/74 people, along side, coaching, support, development..
I agree we should be merged but the only other teams that make sense to merge with have managers with higher seniority and closer relationships to the boss man. I needed to gut check + this confirmed my thoughts …. I am sc--wed.
You may end up with T-shirt size XL instead of XXL and then you'll need to make sure that you select a Fibonnaci number. If you didn't get to 7 on that first throw then you'll forfeit your buy-in for that round. You'll need to buy-in again for the next round and then throw down. If you get snake eyes... You win it all...
@OP how do 7 people need a manager - that is nuts - that's not a team - that's a very small group - those 7 or 6 people should be merged with another 6 or 7 - geesh
@a5 it would seem that you boss should have the answers to these questions - I am guessing that is not the case - yet another example of stellar leadership - I am sorry
Will the work I do or the team work change?
They will make you an individual contributor and reallocate your current direct reports to other managers, directors, etc.