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ButterflyEffect  ·  3590 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Micromanagement -A Realization

Hmm. Not really. First coop was extremely laid back. Second my boss was too self absorbed trying to move up the career ladder to notice, and this one is fairly laid back.

I was micromanaged once in the radio station, two general managers ago, but I eventually told him to "fuck off" and then he left me alone because he somehow respected that.

When i manage people I give them a task with a bit of initial guidance and tell them to get back to me when it's done. I'm a pretty hands off manager. Bigger projects I'll check up on, but only to see if help is needed or if anything has gone wrong. Managing people is way more fun than being managed.