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If they asked for it, then yes… otherwise I’m not sure why would would feel compelled to send updates… we’re all adults and know we have jobs to do…
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I would not call 1 "status update" type email on a weekly basis micromanaging if its at the very beginning of your tenure - if that continues 3-6 months in, then it's another conversation...
It's micro management. Not a good environment.
I was asked to submit one before lunch & before I clocked out fot the day. I was also required to report on the status of all late P.O.s, what their delivery times are, and why are they late. Then I was called our for not having reports ready by clock in time. O.t. not allowed. Sr. Mgmt mandating unrealistic rules. I had to commute 1 hour each way. I walked away with early retirement to get away from an increasingly toxic environment. Best thing I've ever done for myself. It's true, there is life once you leave the place that you think dictates your life. My soul is the happiest it's been in years. Yep, looking for work, but on my terms & requirements. Yeah, it's going to be ok. I refuse to settle for anything else.
No. It sounds like you are on a PIP. Take it from me and find a new job as fast as you can
Get out!
PIP or not, a very bad situation that will get worse. The micro-manager boss doesn’t know how to make you a better employee. This is because they can’t do better than micro-managing employees. Micro-management went out in the 1990’s.
Get a new job and leave!!!
Good luck and remember no one wants to be micro-managed and if you move into a supervisory or management position don’t forget develop people skills and be honest with your employees.
No, and if anybody here says to, they’ve got a power high issue.
If my work is billed to clients by the hour, I do. I learned to keep diligent track of time spent on specific tasks (stair details, ceiling plans, etc.) when a manager asked what I did for nine hours one week, two weeks later. It's a way to cover my ass, as well as helping PMs justify their invoicing.
My last architectural team manager never asked for a weekly report specifically, but he liked that he had something to refer to if there were questions.
Micromanagement at its finest. That's why I walked away from my last job. I decided i'm more important to me than stress could ever be. I don't regret a minute of it.
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Depends on the industry , your role and the manager. Nothing can be normalized across 1000s of companies that consultants tend to club under “industry “. In tech, if you are doing releases ever other day, it is normal. I would rather have regular connect with my manager so that they are always informed on my promotion case.
Unlike consulting, where you are essentially a loaned staff getting put on projects- your metrics are not the same.
If you are being asked to do this - you might have a target on you. Proceed carefully.
Is you boss Elon Musk?
Mine expected daily reports
A lot of people in the positions you report to have to report to someone with more power/responsibility so yes if they ask for it they want updates so they can update their boss
It's common to wrap this into a whole team Monday morning meeting. I only put this in place one to one when the rate of delivery does not match my expectations for high value projects, it gives me a chance to recalibrate my expectations or to support. It's generally a temporary intervention.
My manager's boss required my manager to get multiple reports daily, but not from the whole team, just half of the team. We'd each be called in to meet with HR about those reports. No reason for that to have happened, but it caused discomfort & distrust among the team. The manager had to go to their boss to report back about those meetings. No one on the team understood why, as the system reporting proved what we all achieved. As a team, efficiency was improved by nearly 40%, but it wasn't good enough for the bosses. I caved to stress as it created health issues. As they say, if you can't cut the head off the snake, then cut the cord to find a new path. I did, and 6 months later I have no regrets.
This would annoy me unless there was a specific reason for it articulated
I ask this from my low performers who don’t communicate well in general. I aim to focus them on executive communications—quick bites of key information—that gives me a sense of where they need help or what they are doing.
I did everything asked of me within the timeline provided. It didn't help. I increased clarity between vendors, delivery requirements and accountability for late orders. It didn't help. I built solid relationships with what we considered difficult vendors. I increased turn around times for said difficult vendors & created a good relationship with those vendors. Deadlines met. I still had to submit 4 reports a day to explain what I did/achieved & what I could improve on. How can I do my job when I had to submit so many reports on what was achieved? I didn't keep my job at AMC for a total of 23 years & surviving 14 rounds of layoffs by doing nothing. I know how to get the work done. The last job (not AMC) was so much micromanagement that it was unhealthy & unsustainable.
I would almost be grateful for that in IT instead of daily team meetings which you waste 45 minutes hearing what everyone is doing and update a single spreadsheet that gets used for tracking and can help remind you what happened come review time. A quick email saying this is what I did.....
Edit: I’m not on PIP. I’m getting no a promotion 🤣
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Weekly is a bit much but the idea is common. Talk about what you planned to do, current status, what issues you ran into and any results. Surface a trickle of that info as it comes up for less questions.
That’s a clear sign of micromanagement or lack of trust. I dealt with the same a few years back and it was the worst experience of my life. Providing a weekly report is the easy part. The other micromanagement aspects lead to high anxiety levels and I had never dealt with anxiety in my past.
It's either a company wide policy or you have a micromanage. If you're on government contracts it's normal.