Successful middle management is just professional blame passing.
When workers complain, the messages are filed in the round “very important” bin 🗑️
When management complains about the workers, you pass that feedback along to the peons who are actually making money for the company.
Workers come to you trying to blame you for policy, oh, it’s not me, it’s the management … Management tries to blame you for work not being finished… It’s not me, it’s the lazy employees!
They’re glorified mouthpieces for the management that only serves to insulate them against whatever it is that you think is important enough to complain about.
Successful middle management is just professional blame passing.
When workers complain, the messages are filed in the round “very important” bin 🗑️
When management complains about the workers, you pass that feedback along to the peons who are actually making money for the company.
Workers come to you trying to blame you for policy, oh, it’s not me, it’s the management … Management tries to blame you for work not being finished… It’s not me, it’s the lazy employees!
They’re glorified mouthpieces for the management that only serves to insulate them against whatever it is that you think is important enough to complain about.