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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you have put zero effort into mentoring her. This is going to be on you, boss.[/quote]

Someone who is credentialed and in their 40s should have it figured out alone. Some people are just duds and it sound like OP found a dud[/quote]

Totally disagree. I'm 40 and midcareer, very experienced and was a high performer in prior role. My manager met with me weekly when I changed jobs, for almost a year. Multiple times a week at the very start. I knew my subject matter but not the company, culture, people, new relationships to form, who covers what across a huge company, etc. A lot of this stuff is processes that people need help and time to figure out.

Also this seems dysfunctional. We have processes for approving expenses etc - I handle big budgets but I don't just do whatever I want on my own - we have a central admin process, manager approval etc.[/quote]

I agree with this. There is so much more to a work environment that the subject matter. I think multiple checkins a week when first starting should be normal. They don't have to be formal sit down 60 minute meetings with agendas. But there needs to be communication in both directions, and it's on the manager to make it happen. Once you have good communication established, any problems that arise later are much easier to manage. [/quote]

I agree as well. I've seen that if I want my team to succeed, I need to mentor. Sometimes it's A LOT of work. I had one guy (40+) that I had to sit with daily because he had so many questions. 2 years into it and he's my top performer. He had a lot of questions because he wanted to make sure to do everything perfectly. He absorbed it all and now rarely has any questions. For a while there I wanted to tear my hair out and I worried he wouldn't improve.

When I have a new hire, I immediately put our 2x a week team meeting on their calendar and then also have a 30 min check in that I add to their calendar weekly. We rarely need that 30 min, but it's my time to talk to them, answer questions and give individual feedback. [/quote]

Why would you think a new employee who had a lot of questions wouldn’t improve?

I swear, management sometimes has really strange and childlike expectations about people. Like if they don’t magically do what you want (without actually being told!) they are “duds.”[/quote]

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