I find managing upwards is the best way to deal with these situations. I've had micromanagers before and no one enjoys that random "hey wheres X at?" question so what I do is give status updates every so often. I avoid the stressful question entirely this way.
It makes your managers life easier and yours as well and allows you to give updates on your time instead of theirs.
This works remotely and in person. I work my face off a lot of times so it's valuable to turn the tables and not get caught in the middle of something with a question that can take me out of work flow.
At the end of the day, managing people is very hard. Transperency works very well for me.
It makes your managers life easier and yours as well and allows you to give updates on your time instead of theirs.
This works remotely and in person. I work my face off a lot of times so it's valuable to turn the tables and not get caught in the middle of something with a question that can take me out of work flow.
At the end of the day, managing people is very hard. Transperency works very well for me.