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Does anyone work in a company where they are pretty much given total control of their work product and have no reason to talk to their boss? Or maybe the boss thinks there is no reason to talk to you and just leaves you alone.
My sister is like that. Her boss never talks to her ever. The boss has no problem with her but just pretty much tells her to run with it and do what she thinks is best. One time the boss pulled her aside and said it was nice to have someone working for him that he could totally trust.
My sister likes the trust but feels isolated at times and wishes her boss would come by and chat now and then. But he doesn't.
I was quite independant with my job and sometimes I'd only be in the office a couple days out of the week other times weeks at a time. My boss trusted me and my judgement to manage myself implicitly and I was always motivated to keep that trust and just kept him informed of what I was doing via memos. But there were a number of times the sales manager and myself would find ourselves in his office after 5, and everyone else had gone home, having bull sessions. I sort of miss those - they were somewhat bonding sessions and often quite funny. It didn't happen everyday, just once in awhile and it does make you feel like more of a team.
In an earlier job I actually had to schedule an appointment to see my boss.
The best managers are those who can find the right people and leave them to do their jobs and not micromanage.
I *never* see my boss. Like ever. I work at a matrixed organization and interface with the client about 10x more than I ever see my boss. It's kind of great to have that much trust and autonomy, but at the same time, I feel so disconnected from my actual company LOL
I had a job almost 10 years ago as IT Manager. I rarely talked to my boss. I think he decided that needing to talk to him was a sign of weakness. I pretty much did everything on my own. I did a fantastic job, considering he would never let me hire the additional staff I needed.
I talk to my boss maybe once a month. He is a major VVIP, constantly travelling around the world giving speeches. I just get on with my work, which is, oddly enough, writing his speeches.
While working in Loss Prevention, I would see my supervisor in person about once every 3 weeks. We would send information to each other through email about every other day, but it wasn't him telling me what to do. I sent him emails to let him know what I had been doing.
There were many times when I wanted him to come around more often... like when I had a problem and needed a second opinion sooner than later.
The only time my boss ever comes to me is when he wants to blame me for something that went wrong. It's rarely my fault...but I guess I'm an easy scapegoat.
Occasionally he comes in and asks me to do favors for him because he's having difficulty sourcing something but would never admit to it...he just always says he's 'too busy' and gives it to me
I *never* see my boss. Like ever. I work at a matrixed organization and interface with the client about 10x more than I ever see my boss. It's kind of great to have that much trust and autonomy, but at the same time, I feel so disconnected from my actual company LOL
Wow, the same for me. I wonder, with all the outsourcing these days, if this is how a lot of companies will be structured in the future.
I work at the client's headquarters. I see upper management maybe once or twice a year. This is great for experienced vets who just want to ride out the tail end of their career in an autonomous environment. OTOH, this is a nightmare for anyone who wants to advance in their career.
You're preaching to the choir. When I was promoted to QA Manager, my big boss gave me leeway to do whatever I want, as long as I run it through her first and she co-signs my desired action.
There are expectations and I meet them...call boss up when I'm done...repeat. No clueless guy in authority making stupid decisions, totally clueless about the whole operation, nor inputting any stupid logic.
Stress level is medium...perfect actually. I'm not overstressed about anything nor is there no stress to the point of being boring. I like it.
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