MyTwoCents: 'She was showing signs of micromanaging before this started, but I think working remotely really threw it into overdrive'
I’ve been with my company for 10 years. I was promoted to a new position in February, shortly before the pandemic erupted. Since mid-March, we’ve all been working from home. I already worked from home several days a week by choice, so I have a good setup for it, am accustomed to its challenges, and am more productive and comfortable here.But my new manager is absolutely smothering me.
There are some jobs where things change so quickly that daily meetings can make sense. It doesn’t sound like your job is one of them. You were working relatively independently before this started, and that shouldn’t need to change just because your location did. Insisting that someone who’s used to more autonomy suddenly start having daily check-ins is pretty much guaranteed to demoralize them as well as interrupt their focus and make them less productive.
I know you’ve already tried telling her that the daily meetings aren’t helpful to you, but I’d try a more direct, more explicit conversation. Your message shouldn’t just be that the meetings aren’t helpful; you need to say that they’re actively impeding you. She still might not want to change anything, but this at least will give her information she doesn’t currently have — and should nudge her to think more seriously about whether the current setup is warranted.
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