Hi Ladies!
I could really use some advice. I started a new job about 6 weeks ago and have gotten great feedback so far. But my manager has now scheduled recurring 1:1s with me THREE times per week (Mon/Wed/Fri). I’ve never had a manager request so much time to be spent together in my entire career. For reference I am a Manager and my boss is the head of our department (Director level). It’s honestly become overwhelming and is getting in the way of my ability to be proactive, strategic, and execute anything in a timely fashion. How do I politely and professionally address this with him?
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From experience, a manager who requests more than 1x a week one-on-ones do not have trust with their employees. They say great feedback and stuff, but there might be minor details that they're still hung up about and aren't communicating that to you. To sum up, a form of micromanagement and perfectionism. I had a manager that was like that, and guess what... 9 months later, slapped me with a PIP out of nowhere. On that PIP, it was all her concerns about minor details that does not even impact work performance. So like many others advised to you, please ask about the intention of these 1v1s, if there are any concerns that your manager isn't telling you, and start documenting evidence somewhere personally that you are meeting your job responsibilities.
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