As others see us

[randy_byers]

We had our office holiday lunch today. There were seven us, three of whom are supervised by M, who was the one who organized the whole thing. M is retiring in July, and we got to talking about that. At some point in this discussion, B, who works for M, turned to me and said, "When I heard that M was retiring, I was hoping you'd be the next supervisor."

I laughed. "I tried supervising once, and I didn't like it. I don't have the right personality." I grinned at M. "I'm not bossy like she is."

To which L rejoined, "That's why we wanted you to be the next boss!"

Comments

[farmgirl1146.livejournal.com]

That is a lovely way to "boss" is to lead. See if you can do it, because I think you would be good at it. The real sign of an effective boss is getting things done and having most of it right enough.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty good at getting out of the way of people doing work, but that doesn't seem to be the only skill required in supervising. I did try it for a couple of years, and I wasn't a happy camper.