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Hi Capgemini people, Till 15th November we have to declare our vaccination status so that they can plan back to office for the employees who are fully vaccinated or having report of not having covid. I am Fully vaccinated but if I declare that I am partially vaccinated will they get to know my bluff? Actually I am not much interested to go back to office as of now may be in february it will be fine for me
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Well first, May is a big kickoff for many to celebrate various personal occasions— proms, graduations, Memorial Day holiday, etc. I don’t fully understand your comment and reason to low performing employees taking off and what the issue is?? It’s a high tempo but also maybe they want to take off for the long weekend coming up? Maybe they have family commitments?
Burnout can be mitigated by letting your team feel valued, appreciated and celebrating when the tempo slows down.
Offer days off after the intense period slows down without taking it from their own time. Take the team out for a dinner or if remote send a gift card for coffee or Uber eats. I’d be thrilled if my boss actually gave me time off after a tough project— I’d feel seen and respected with that gesture. Coffee/Uber eats isn’t anything crazy but it’s the thought that counts. I’ve never in my life gotten a $15 gift card from my boss saying “you’re doing great get some coffee on me!” But again, a little thing if my boss did I’d be very happy to see.
100% agree
I am not a manager myself but there was a time where I was the only artist and I was staying late for months and got behind because I’m one person
All I was told was just to “do what you can, it’ll still be there tomorrow” and the responsibilities didn’t lessen even after the new hire
It wasn’t until a few months after the new person started that I get any kind of acknowledgement in the form of a raise
But the damage was done
Please take care of your employees
If you see them struggling, reach out
Burnout can do some serious damage if not treated even for top performers
(Sorry for the long comment/piggybacking)
I’d be careful about denying time off unless you are in a period where you cannot function without these team members. Taking time off, especially in prime time when most people are planning events/vacations, can be a way to decrease burnout. Work with your team and talk to these lower performing members if you are truly concerned.
Thank you! Yes- they both got the time they needed
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Wait, I’m confused why the PTO requests are related to burnout or performance at all. If you can’t spare them because it’s busy, talk to them about it and figure out other times they could take off.
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Ahh, I see. I don’t think you need to worry about the others if they haven’t asked for PTO or said they’re burning out (though you can check with them individually), but the tokens of appreciation that others mentioned would be nice gestures.
I’m not understanding how the PTO requests are related to burnout. Perhaps they’re just a a tint to go on nice spring vacations, celebrate graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc…? Hell, even a mental health Friday here and there is good for a person and prevents burnout.
You have 8 people, it should be feasible to allow 2 people to take days off. As a manager, I’d recommend thinking about what you can do to help manage workloads within the team. Are you tracking all projects, efforts involved and individual completion rates? Are you prioritizing the right projects and working with stakeholders on setting realistic timelines. Centering the issue on people not being there due to PTO/Personal days isn’t a productive area of focus in my opinion. You could very well loose 2 or 3 team members at any point if they find better roles. How will work loads and intense periods be handled then?
Pto is there for people to take it, not because they’re burn out necessarily. Are you expecting everyone to work without using allowed time that is part of their compensation package? People have lives outside of work and they need to be able to take it without fearing their boss will see them as lazy or low performing. It’s their right!
I’m going to tell you what my old boss would do (we worked at a huge global company and we had important work to do). Even when big deadlines needed to be met, she managed to prioritize major deadlines, postpone non important ones and share the work among the workers who were not taking pto while also taking on the load herself so no one had to over stress. The team NEVER felt this was unfair because we all took time off when needed and the team stepped up, including our boss. Best boss I ever had.
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Maybe just coincidence.
PTO is a benefit they’ve earned so let them have it…it will probably be more beneficial to their mental health if they take days off often.
On your 1:1s figure out if there’s something personal or professional affecting their performance and act accordingly.