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Thanks everyone and this is great advice. Most of the thoughts here are about standing up to a manager. In my case I am the manager. A big part of my urge to s

Thanks everyone and this is great advice. Most of the thoughts here are about standing up to a manager. In my case I am the manager. A big part of my urge to stay is I feel I do not want to leave before employees. I arrive early and on schedule. But my staff has flex time and they can get here whenever. So basically I am working a shift and a half. The sad reality is that people don't work nearly as hard when I am not around. So that is the thing that is motivating me. Also employees ask me these stupid questions at 5pm. Usually I really want to answer because I feel my role is to help them under any circumstance.

tixocloud 10y ago
I feel you. As a manager/leader, I feel the same way. Here's how I would deal with the situation: You work as hard as you can and support your team as much as you can. At some point, you'll need to build their trust and respect such that they will be willing to work even when you're not there. You'll have to learn new ways to motivate your employees to work as hard. It's about them learning how to let them take ownership/responsibility over tasks. With regards to 5pm questions, that's the reality of managers/leaders. We're there to support and assist as much as we can. If they can feel that you're there for them, they will work for you. Sometimes it might take you bending your back for their needs. Talk about non-work related stuff. Figure out what motivates them and makes them excited and help them get to where they want to be. Some people may never feel motivated to work beyond what their tasked to do and that's ok. You do what you can but at the same time, know that you can't change everyone. People have to want to change themselves. You're just there to guide.