A good supervisor absolutely should have been promoted "from the ranks", rather than given a bit of paper that says "I is a Managur!" and stuck into a position of authority
I used to feel this way. But my current boss did rise through the ranks - from the job that would become mine - and his inability to let go has been a thorn in my side for more than a decade. He still expects me to do things the way he used to do them, even though my own methods work perfectly well - and even though the job and the technology used to perform it no longer bear much resemblance to the job he was doing in my place.
Frankly, I've been happier working for managers who were professional managers, had great people and organizational skills - and little or no on-the-ground experience in the jobs of the people they're managing.
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Date: 2006-01-10 10:24 pm (UTC)I used to feel this way. But my current boss did rise through the ranks - from the job that would become mine - and his inability to let go has been a thorn in my side for more than a decade. He still expects me to do things the way he used to do them, even though my own methods work perfectly well - and even though the job and the technology used to perform it no longer bear much resemblance to the job he was doing in my place.
Frankly, I've been happier working for managers who were professional managers, had great people and organizational skills - and little or no on-the-ground experience in the jobs of the people they're managing.