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Oct 11, 2020, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rdgrad15
I do agree that a lot of managers lack the proper skills to lead. Either that or they may be afraid to as well. At my work, I'm the only one who is younger than my supervisor. We are in our 30's. Everyone else is in their 40's, 50's, and 60's so she is not one to say anything if they are being lazy or doing something they shouldn't. She is a nice person, I have no personal issues with her, but she does seem to not be very assertive.
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I am older than my supervisor, but I respect whatever she says when she does, I have no issue with this. Having said this, I don't like her leadership style. Maybe she is timid but I feel she is secretive in that she is not proactively engaging in direct conversations and set clear goals and expectations with her employees, and she doesn't give continuous feedback, but she is very quick to report what she doesn't like to the manager. I don't think age should be an issue for a leader and for an employee. I wouldn't listen to an older rude supervisor as I would to a younger but nice supervisor. All the supervisors I had in the past were older but they were nice. My current supervisor is younger and seems to be nice as a person, but she very secretive and reserved, and I don't think these qualities are fit for a supervisor who motivates their employees.
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