I got to leave work early because of the forecast predicting lots of snow. I don’t know if they closed because it’s the first snow or because they’re not aware it is December in Chicago. The early leave didn’t mean much to me since I had to take work home. We have Big Things coming up next week and I have a lot of preparing to do. The agency has been chaotic and everyone keeps putting off daily tasks to prepare for the Big Thing. I feel like I have to sneak around if I’m doing anything unrelated to these preparations. A big part of the chaos/stress is that the managers don’t know how to manage. They can make sure daily operations get done but when it comes to a big project, they can’t set goals, delegate, stick to deadlines. They have to be chased like kids.
The managers have demonstrated that they cannot work independently. I email a manager and ask for something and it doesn’t get done. I have to email the manager again, theur assistant, cc my boss, stop the manager in the hall and ask.
And they can’t work in a team. If we have a meeting where the 2nd in command is present but not their manager, we get no info. The right hand has no idea what the left is up to.
Luckily my boss asks for a lot of feedback from me, especially since I’m new and feedback she will get!
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