Q: How do you
supervise older
employees that
report to you?
Examples
-When you need something specific done?
-When there is a problem with something they have done?
-When you want to reward/praise them for doing a good job?
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I tend to be much more apologetic when I am requesting something from older employees. I say please to everyone, but when I speak to the elder employees I notice that I tend to say "sorry, but can you help me with this", or have that kind of inflection in my tone of voice.
This is because, even though
I know that I am a qualified and skilled worker who deserves to be in my supervisory position , I can never quite shake the feeling that (like my parents and teachers) they are the authority.
Does anyone else have this issue, and how do they deal with it?
I seem to try to watch how I say some things. Even though I am not apologetic, I do not want to sound disrespectful.
I find that I expect results faster then some are able to produce results, thus I tend to be impatient. Which has much to do with our generation wanting things now opposed to later. I do find myself being more patient and understanding with my older employees then the younger ones.
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