2006-11-06 16:19:39 · 7 answers · asked by Chuck Dhue 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
A good supervisor/manager will want you to succeed and will help you and mentor you as you walk that path.
A poor supervisor/manager will do the opposite. My last manager was like that. I was doing his job and mine and the higher ups at the corporate offices were beginning to notice that *I* was the one running the store, not the so-called "store manager." The SM started a ton of lies that the district manager bought into and I was fired (so that the SM would look good in corporate's eyes). The beauty of it? I filed a legal complaint against him for wrongful termination, and provided a laundry list of inethical practices the manager was doing (that I had been working on correcting)...the store is set to close next year while I am happy in my new job.
Bottom line? Managers/supervisors need to watch their backs when wanting their employees to fail...it WILL backfire on them.
2006-11-06 16:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by Mary K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what they have to gain or lose. If your hard work makes them look as though their team in the best in the company, then they will want you to succeed as often as possible. This is especially true for lower managers in larger companies.
As you get up the management chain of command though, this can change to the opposite. Promotions from middle management to senior management take a lot of work and years of effort. No one wants that to go to waste by having one of their subordinates promoted to or above their level; that’s competition.
Also, in smaller companies, you might have a few supervisors, a couple managers and one director working in an environment with the other employees. In these cases, the upper management has some interaction with the lower employees and can and will chose who they do or don’t want working by their side at a more advanced level.
This was true at one of my last jobs where a manager would use the system the company had in place to set certain people up to fail, while ensuring the advancement of others. It reminded me of the story behind the movie “Quiz Show”.
2006-11-07 01:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by lerxstwannabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, being a manager myself, I can tell you, yes, they do.
I worked hard to rach my position and I have supervisors above me who would love to get rid of me. Mainly because I'm now 54 years old and have had some serious emotional issues. I have 18 months till retirement and I'm sure they would love to get out of those earned obligations.
Before I became a manager, I was an executive assistant for a long time. I actually had managers tell me that they would never recommend me for a promotion because they didn't want to lose me. So many times I never recieved credit for all my work and I often got blamed for other's mistakes.
So, it is very true that managers and supervisors sometimes want you to fail.
2006-11-07 00:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!
Their job is to manage and supervise the team. If one fails, then it is assuming to be the supervisor's fault.
2006-11-07 01:00:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never, This would make them look bad too. They want to push you to do all you can do to make them look good
2006-11-07 00:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, if you fail they fail.
2006-11-07 00:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Hawke Ranger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL YA, there only doing it so you do not take over their job(s)
2006-11-07 00:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by Adam777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋