Issues with my Manager

Strumms · 12-11-2021 11:19pm

Re: the holiday requests... if she doesn’t reply within a reasonable timeframe.. escalate....I had a manager who was a bit ‘slow’ on the admin side of things like that... one year she cost me and the other half over a hundred euros between us, my holiday request was sitting in her inbox... I verbally reminded her, 4 days later no approval, kicked it up the chain to her boss along with screenshots of the price hike... she must have got a bollocking because totally became efficient...

Flinty997 · 12-11-2021 11:44pm

..and always keep paper/email records. Even if a person is ignoring you or trying not to leave a trace. Nothing so useful as a long paper train.

"Further to our meeting, (even if its verbal in the corridor) at location, at time, items discussed, agreed. With regard to our phone call, ,....as agreed..."

You can be sure if someone only ever does things verbally, especially if they are at a senior level, it often done very much on purpose.

Learnt that lesson on one my first IT jobs as a contractor. Been a lifesaver so many times.

Ashley02 · 15-11-2021 2:05pm

Good news to report, I've just been informed that I'm moving to the other manager from the 1st of January. Thanks for all your advice & help.

Tell me how · 15-11-2021 3:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169253#Comment_118169253

Excellent. Great early Christmas present. Just a word of caution if I can, don't gloat towards your current manager, continue to be professional and polite and don't make any reference to the grievance you felt existed. If they ask you to do something before you transfer across, try to do it as long as it is any way a reasonable request. And even in the new year, if you have any dealings with them, stay professional.

Well done. You should take a self confidence boost from navigating this.

Flinty997 · 15-11-2021 5:15pm

Excellent. I think thats the smart play here.

n0minus1 · 29-12-2021 10:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169253#Comment_118169253

How is it going with the new Manager?

30-12-2021 8:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118388380#Comment_118388380

You might want to wait until the new year before asking 🙂

n0minus1 · 30-12-2021 9:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118389560#Comment_118389560

Why?

n0minus1 · 30-12-2021 9:43am

Pawwed Rig · 30-12-2021 9:46am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118389647#Comment_118389647

Because they said they were moving to the new manager on Jan 1st. It is in the post that you quoted

n0minus1 · 30-12-2021 11:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118389656#Comment_118389656

Thanks for pointing me to that, I missed it.

Its a more helpful response than others

Ashley02 · 27-01-2022 6:14pm

Thanks everyone for your help. I moved to the new manager and all is working great with them. They've even given me a payrise and I'm due to get a good bonus in a few months so I can't complain at all about my current manager!

It was coming up to our review time and I needed the old manager to review my performance for the last six months, I reached out to her to arrange a meeting which She has ignored so I'm not chasing it, I've tried but what I've since noticed is that I'm being left off emails that I believe that I should be on which I don't believe is okay.

I'm trying to be professional but it's really hard when I'm being treated like this. I'm afraid that I'll end up missing something important.

Flinty997 · 28-01-2022 12:40am

I assume you mean your old manager is leaving you off emails. I'd just ask your new manager to pass on anything they feel you need to know and forget about it.