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08-18-2023, 01:01 PM | #1 |
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So a few months back one of our sister location was struggling. We had gone through 3 managers since January, and lost a number of technicians.
The owners asked me to hire the next manager since they felt unqualified after the last 3 failed. We had 3 FULL, FULL, LONG days laying out a business plan and trying to save the current staff and stopping the bleeding. They asked kindly if I would transfer to this location and try to pull it from the weeds and I declined. My current shop was my family that I built over the course of 5 years and my office was 4 times bigger and better equipped (couch, Kuerig, Nespresso, 35" TV) and they understood. Anyway, I suggested promoting one of my best employees as a manager in training and I would back him up on anything he didn't know how to do or any trouble he ran into. They agreed and felt it was genius b/c the applicants we were interviewing were not making the sun shine, so now I am manager of 2 bodyshops. It's been super challenging b/c no one wants to work. Its been challenging b/c I now have 2 polar opposite bosses. Its been challenging b/c I have 2 shops with completely opposing levels of morale. Most of all its been challenging b/c I can't find any time to keep up on my O/T gossip. Not bragging, just wanted to say Hi |
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08-18-2023, 03:11 PM | #4 |
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No, these days they really don’t. They want the pay, but they don’t want to work for it.
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I feel your pain! I have been managing another area on an interim basis (60+ engineers) in addition to my existing team until the new guy gets hired. I've been up to my eyeballs.
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And, as I’ve said here before, this is one reason I left Texas for Chicago. Those are the most important months!!! I was talking about this other day and someone said you could escape the summer heat in Texas by staying inside in the air conditioning. My response was, “yeah that’s exactly what I want to do. Stay inside all summer.” If I’m going to stay inside I want to do it in the winter, not the summer. It’s 108 today in Fort Worth. Actually hotter than Phoenix today. It’s 80 here in Chicago!!
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OP, sounds brutal but that's got to be good to know on some level that you're "their guy" and have sway. The morale thing can be tough. Hopefully it's not fractured to the point of no return.
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