Re:Checklist of things every manager should do
by alexpotrivaev on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:45AM
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good point!
I guess it really depends on the environment in the team and the way you frame it though.
Re:Checklist of things every manager should do
by greenyoda on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:06AM
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You need to think about the team you want to have in the future, not just the team you have now. You might currently have three guys who are all in their 20s, but you don't want to lock yourself into a culture that would make it hard to later hire a more diverse group of more experienced people that a growing company may require.
For example, a 40 year old female marketing director isn't likely to be interested in hanging out with 25 year old guys after work, so if you make that kind of forced socializing an official thing organized by management, you'll run into problems.
Re:Checklist of things every manager should do
by alexpotrivaev on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:35AM
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yep, you are right!
Lunch (on company time, and paid for by the company, since a lunch in a restaurant might not fit into every employee's budget) is probably OK. Note, however, that you may alienate employees who have dietary restrictions due to health or religion.
But please, no dinners or nights out. An event organized by your manager, who is in a position of power over you, will not be perceived as optional - it will be perceived as a work-related function that you will feel pressured to attend ("mandatory fun"). For those who have spouses/partners and/or children they want to go home to (or just a life outside of work), it would be an imposition on their personal time.
If employees want to socialize with each other outside of work (some do, and some don't, and not everyone likes everyone else), they're free to organize it on their own, without meddling from management.