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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s be real here.  If you’ve ever been a supervisor you know that dealing with people complaining about unfair treatment between colleagues is tough to manage.  Putting the wfh / hybrid management decisions on individual supervisors is a thankless task for them, they will never be able to get it right to everyone’s satisfaction.  Higher level consistent  rules (not just “guidance”) is needed.  Same for any organization, not just the government.

Being a supervisor you have to balance performance with employee satisfaction and retention - including avoiding resentment over perceived or real favoritism.  Some on this thread seem to think that’s easy to do.  [/quote]

Yes, supervisors get paid more because their job is hard. Don't take the job if you don't want to do it.

The main thing I take away from the countless complaints about "slacking" in any location is that supervisors are afraid to make direct statements about their expectations, let alone have an uncomfortable conversation with someone about performance. "Managing" is an actual job and skillset that requires thought: it isn't just the thing you automatically do when you've been working for 10 years and the old manager retires. [/quote]. I’m the poster you replied to.  I agree, but l still think consistent rules (not just guidance) needs to come from the top, as supervisors need this to not be put in impossible situations regarding fairness - perceived and real.  [/quote]

I don't see what's impossible about it. When somebody says, "Boss, I'd like to WFH" and the boss has discretion to approve or deny, then the boss can (and should) be fair. Fairness could look like equality - everybody gets 2 days/week - or it could look like actual fairness, which might mean Jane can't WFH because her duties include giving tours of the building, while Jen can WFH because she works entirely with suppliers overseas, and John could WFH except that his last 3 projects have been late so he needs to prove he can work indepenently.

I agree a wise boss would set up some written parameters and then apply them consistently, instead of doing it ad hoc - but that's part of the management skills I mentioned. Demanding that it get done at the level above you is just passing the buck, and giving up control because you don't want the responsibility.[/quote]

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