There is this concept in management called situational leadership. Not all employees need the same amount of direction. They all exist on a spectrum of ability and willingness.
As a manager, one does not need spend a lot of effort directing high skilled and willing employees. That effort is better spent guiding willing employees that lack the ability, or finding some way to motivate able employees that are unwilling to do work.
There is another management theory, called Theory X/Theory Y. In summary, if one treats their personnel like children they act like children.
I am not claiming that is what is happening here. But it is interesting to observe both their childish race/gender objections while also claiming they are being unfairly treated like children.
I almost agree with that because in my view I don't need to be micromanaged by a boss, but that being said I also would rather work at an office with coworkers than work from home, I'd just be more efficient even if I'm working just as hard to see people in person rather than emailing or calling them.
Uhhh being told what to do is the core of being an employee. If you don't like it, go start your own business.
There is this concept in management called situational leadership. Not all employees need the same amount of direction. They all exist on a spectrum of ability and willingness.
As a manager, one does not need spend a lot of effort directing high skilled and willing employees. That effort is better spent guiding willing employees that lack the ability, or finding some way to motivate able employees that are unwilling to do work.
The quoted employees likely think themselves both willing and able, but their whining makes me think they are neither.
There is another management theory, called Theory X/Theory Y. In summary, if one treats their personnel like children they act like children.
I am not claiming that is what is happening here. But it is interesting to observe both their childish race/gender objections while also claiming they are being unfairly treated like children.
I almost agree with that because in my view I don't need to be micromanaged by a boss, but that being said I also would rather work at an office with coworkers than work from home, I'd just be more efficient even if I'm working just as hard to see people in person rather than emailing or calling them.
Being micromanaged is different than being told what to do though.
not really, I literally don't need to be told what to do I already know it.
If nothing else, you're told what to do via the job description when you apply.
If you're an airline pilot, you already know that your job will be to fly planes. But your employer will tell you where and when to fly.
Obviously there are varying degrees of being told what to do depending on the type of job.