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neverinamillionyr t1_jc6hqsy wrote

I was in a hotel. It was a 2 week trip so when I got to the room, I emptied my shaving kit into drawers in the bathroom. The next morning I woke up a bit hung over and went went to brush my teeth. The “toothpaste “ tasted terrible. I looked and apparently someone before me left some yeast infection cream in the drawer. All the rinsing and mouthwash in the world couldn’t get rid of the taste.

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tamers1551 t1_jc4qel6 wrote

Too much drama. Keep your opinions to yourself unless someone else tells worse tails in private and you truly trust them. Talking like that in meeting level is workplace suicide where I work. You never really know where the alliances are. Backstabbers are in every line of work. I always view all my coworkers with this possibility unless we are truly friends outside of work, and even then I'm guarded. Good luck

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Doe966 t1_jc4jcdj wrote

Part of the issue, if I’m in this particular situation where I might be incoming as a new manager is that I have a responsibility to determine on my own who is productive and who isn’t. If I base it upon the interview of one person who has animosity towards the rest of group, then it’s that person who is managing the group and not I. It really sets a bad precedent.

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SmolSpacePrince39 t1_jc4j2b7 wrote

My takeaway from this is that issues like what you shared with the new manager, should be taken to HR. She’s right in that you should focus on your own work and priorities, but it’s also understandable that the actions of others impact you. Regardless of what their reasons may or may not be. If it becomes a true issue: HR.

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Adventurous-Pay-6214 t1_jc4gj56 wrote

But also as a good manager would you prep a solution or work with the employee to at least address his concern. Giving advices and letting overworked employees on their own is just lazy supervising. If my subordinate have issues, i offer a hand, words are only powerful when theres experience, which in this case is not.

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