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holidays should be first request first approved tbh
First time managing people - any tips?
- Thread starter MichaelAwkward
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Not necessarily, Xmas is a massive issue and in the MOJ your leave year runs from you 1st day starting (example mine runs from the 1st Monday after 15th March) so if your leave year doesn't include the up and coming Xmas (in my example I cannot request any leave after my leave start date until after it has passed) everyone may have requested before hand, what we do is around beginning of November ask all our guys to put in their Xmas 'wish' list and then have a massive meeting (bun fight) and thrash out fair and equal days off rota.
Where I used to work one of the guys would log on Xmas day and request next Xmas off and then say "I've got kids so should be allowed Xmas off more than you guys who don't", that always created friction within the team and made them create a one year off next year working rule which he completely saw his arse about
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Some good advise on here.
My only input is to take management training courses as a pinch of salt if you are planning on going down that route. I found a lot of them to have the attitude of “keep everyone happy to not upset anyone” , which doesn’t work in reality for a lot of companies.
Always focus on “managing up” and listen to requests that other teams are asking you to do for them, don’t be afraid to push back on tight deadlines. If deadlines are unreasonable and “has” to be done make sure you let your senior manager know so they have visibility on it ( it’s amazing how many people just say yes while not informing anyone)
My only input is to take management training courses as a pinch of salt if you are planning on going down that route. I found a lot of them to have the attitude of “keep everyone happy to not upset anyone” , which doesn’t work in reality for a lot of companies.
Always focus on “managing up” and listen to requests that other teams are asking you to do for them, don’t be afraid to push back on tight deadlines. If deadlines are unreasonable and “has” to be done make sure you let your senior manager know so they have visibility on it ( it’s amazing how many people just say yes while not informing anyone)