Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the new director is sending a message about the workday. If she told everybody that the workday is 8-5 or 9-6, she’d get a lot of pushback. But, if she schedules meetings for those hours and employees comply, she’s getting what she wants without saying the quiet part out loud.
Good test.
Good weed out process too.
Totally. Unclear, unannounced rule changes leave behind the people who can't get hired elsewhere. That's definitely who you want to keep.
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the new director is sending a message about the workday. If she told everybody that the workday is 8-5 or 9-6, she’d get a lot of pushback. But, if she schedules meetings for those hours and employees comply, she’s getting what she wants without saying the quiet part out loud.
Except she took the meeting from her car, so the message sent is, do whatever you want, just be available on the phone.
That sounds like an amazing message! I would take it - would love a manager like this
+1000
And if you prove you can contribute and add value on these calls or zooms, even better for you!