New Manager Pokes At Person Starting And Leaving An Hour Early, Comes To Regret It
In some workplaces, flexible hours are arguably the best way for employees to go about their day to day. It allows them to find what best fits their routines, while staying within a certain company-approved time slot, making it a win-win.
This used to be the case for this redditor, until a new office manager came in. She demanded that the redditor change their work hours, which they eventually did, but the boss was not happy about it. Scroll down to find the full story below.
Flexible working hours allow employees to stick to what best suits their routines
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This redditor was coming in at a time that was convenient for them, until a new office manager put an end to it
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Flexibility is one of the most desired attributes a company can offer its potential employees
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Unsurprisingly, flexible working hours are something quite a few employed individuals seek and appreciate. According to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), roughly a third of employed individuals have started at a new workplace because the old one didn’t offer flexible work opportunities, entailing remote work or flexible schedules.
The SHRM survey also found that roughly half of the respondents have tried to negotiate such flexible work opportunities at their place of employment; one-in-four of them would have even agreed to take a 10 to 20 percent pay cut in exchange for said opportunities.
The survey delved deeper into why people seek such flexibility, and found that work-life balance is by far the most important reason (followed by family and time saving-related reasons). That’s in no way surprising considering that, according to Clockify, the absolute majority of employed individuals—94%, to be exact—believe that a healthy work-life balance matters. Not only that, roughly 60% of them say they wouldn’t take a job that disrupts such balance in their lives.
Flexibility at work allows employees to work when they’re at their most productive
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While employees can quite clearly benefit from flexibility in the workplace, reportedly so can the workplace itself. Forbes pointed out that such regulations that are not set in stone allow the employee to work during the hours they are the most productive. In addition to that, flexibility seems to minimize the turnover rate and increase engagement, which is crucial for the well-being of the company.
According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report, together with actively disengaged employees, low engagement costs the global economy nearly $9 trillion dollars.
A 2023 survey carried out in the UK by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development revealed that roughly three-fifths of employed individuals have flexible working arrangements; an increase from 51% in 2022.
Up until the new office manager came along, the OP, too, was among the people who got to enjoy the perks of flexibility at work; however, after demanding that the redditor change their schedule, the manager came to realize that her actions didn’t benefit anyone, neither the employee, nor the company.
Fellow netizens shared their thoughts on the matter in the comments
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A good manager will enter a new situation and take the time to learn how things are done and why before changing anything. A bad manager will immediately start changing things and cause a thousand unnecessary problems.
And a horrible manangler who should have never been hired manages based on looks and preferences and not back off even when they cause catastrophic events. They'll plow ahead no matter what even if they're so wrong that the only way to change more was doing it right again by coming full circle.
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WTF is with all these idiot managers on a power trip? As long as my employees do all their work I couldn't care less when they do it. It DOESN'T matter if the work is getting done. (Unless they are missing scheduled meetings or something.) One of my employees still tells me if she needs to start or end early despite me telling her multiple times that I'm fine with whatever she does. She's great at her job and I trust her. But she's been so brainwashed by other managers that not being glued to a desk for 8 hours just seems wrong to her. Apparently other managers have nothing better to do! I have my own work to worry about - I don't have the time to be following other people around timing their bathroom breaks or yelling at them for leaving 10 minutes early.
In many cases, it's the Peter Principle, which states that, in a hierarchy, managers will be promoted to their level of respective incompetence because promotion assumes that proficiencies in certain positions translate to leadership positions when they often actually don't.
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I have been a manager and have worked for managers. I can never understand if the work is getting done, why they worry about coming and going? I now work for a grocery and I am in the store. Corporate's home office policy is flexible work time as long as everyone is there between 10-2 for meeting
A good manager will enter a new situation and take the time to learn how things are done and why before changing anything. A bad manager will immediately start changing things and cause a thousand unnecessary problems.
And a horrible manangler who should have never been hired manages based on looks and preferences and not back off even when they cause catastrophic events. They'll plow ahead no matter what even if they're so wrong that the only way to change more was doing it right again by coming full circle.
Load More Replies... WTF is with all these idiot managers on a power trip? As long as my employees do all their work I couldn't care less when they do it. It DOESN'T matter if the work is getting done. (Unless they are missing scheduled meetings or something.) One of my employees still tells me if she needs to start or end early despite me telling her multiple times that I'm fine with whatever she does. She's great at her job and I trust her. But she's been so brainwashed by other managers that not being glued to a desk for 8 hours just seems wrong to her. Apparently other managers have nothing better to do! I have my own work to worry about - I don't have the time to be following other people around timing their bathroom breaks or yelling at them for leaving 10 minutes early.
In many cases, it's the Peter Principle, which states that, in a hierarchy, managers will be promoted to their level of respective incompetence because promotion assumes that proficiencies in certain positions translate to leadership positions when they often actually don't.
Load More Replies... I have been a manager and have worked for managers. I can never understand if the work is getting done, why they worry about coming and going? I now work for a grocery and I am in the store. Corporate's home office policy is flexible work time as long as everyone is there between 10-2 for meeting
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