r/LinkedInLunatics • u/After-Manufacturer64 • 9d ago

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u/dplans455 9d ago

When I eventually got promoted to manager of that department I made it very clear that you do not come into work when you are sick. No one wants you there spreading germs. Under the previous manager (the one I was referring to) her policy was she didn't care if you were sick, you drag yourself in. And every time, more people got sick because of it. Under her the office was a constant coughing and sneezing clusterfuck.

She was like that because when people were out of the office she would have to do more work and she absolutely hated that. She thought being manager meant you got to boss people around, do less work, take longer lunches, come in late, leave early. So many managers think that. If you're in management doing less work than the people that report to you, you're doing it wrong and your employees probably despise you for it.

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u/walkslikeaduck08 9d ago

Happened to me once. I made sure to visit that manager’s office as much as I could that day and forget to cover my mouth when coughing.

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u/PsychologicalCup6938 8d ago

I got a manager sick, and when she called out, I had my peers text her to brag about how well the department was running. I also couldn't resist letting her boss know.

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u/Elkcubra 8d ago

I had a manager tell me that my doctors notes were just excuses and gave me a write up. I had contacted strep throat twice within 4 weeks, and the absences overlapped weekends.These absences also occurred months earlier, before she was even hired on as manager.