CMV: Delegation is a way of pushing off work bosses don’t want to do to someone else.
I’ve had this feeling for a while (I’m a middle manager at a large retail chain store) and anytime any of us are giving tasks that complete, we come back to our boss sitting in his office playing on his phone.
Even when I’m in the middle of things that need to get done, I’m often met with “this takes priority” or “pull someone else so they can take care of this.”
We’ve talked to him about it and his response is “you don’t know how to delegate tasks properly, it’s not so much that YOU do it, but that it get’s done” which is fine, but when we are running around trying to get things sewed up, I think it’s kind of pointless to hand us something else that he then, in turn, wants us to hand down to someone else.
I’ve stopped seeing delegation as a way to get more things done and just see it as “I don’t want to do this, so I’ll hand this off to someone else under me.”
So I guess I’ll throw it on here for you guys to try and change my view. I can’t sit there and listen to another one of his “you need to delegate better to accomplish more” talk or else I may actually lose it.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Curious how this plays out.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next Hard to say where this lands long term.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why this is getting picked apart Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a neutral view, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time.
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: If I were them, Id hurry up.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that friction is hard to ignore Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
At this point, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out.
Reaction: Hate when it happens
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s the key detail here.
the timing matters more than people admit Interested to see the follow-up.