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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was thinking about asking my new direct report, who is already at the company, to lunch before I start work in two weeks

She is already feeling uncertain about her position because I came in and layered her in between my future boss and her.

Will getting lunch help or hurt? How do I phrase the request without seeming condescending?[/quote]

Team lunches are fine.

SOunds like your company went with a new external hire (YOU) over promoted an internal hire (HER). Technically this was not your decisions, so she will need to come to terms with it. It could be due to her or it could be due to a simple external hire bias the company has.

What you can do, is act like her boss and teammate. Be humble, get to know the computer systems, way around, solicit ideas, BUT ACT LIKE YOUR TITLE. If there is not a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities, she will get unhappy and leave, or you will get unhappy and tread water. You're her boss before you are her friend. [/quote]

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