Does you line manager/boss say 'morning' to you?

Cleo27

Yes mine is very friendly. Although the entire team is we get on great

Tainted_love

Yes mine is lovely

Funky_Bold_Ribena

colleensims wrote: »

Ok, might sound like a silly question but its exactly want i want to know. In my current job my line manager never says good morning to me unless i say it first!! Infact she doesnt even talk me to me unless she has to first ie. Telling me to do something. It annoys me that i always have to speak to her first! Do your bosses and colleagues do the same to you?[/QUOTE]

All of you saying yes the question was the above so your answer should have been 'no'. In that no, your boss doesn't do the same to you.

nearlyrich

As he is usually 250 miles away not most days....

Funky_Bold_Ribena

colleensims wrote: »

Wow. Thanks for that. I could write a whole book with your reply

Wow - your thread is enthralling so far. Keep it up.

AP007

We had two open plan offices and anyone entering any of them always said 'hello' or 'morning' to everyone and we all replied etc

colleensims

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

Wow - your thread is enthralling so far. Keep it up.

You clearly think its gripping stuff, you keep coming back :rotfl:

dseventy

Interesting story....

In my early career I was offered a post of "office manager" and accepted.

I was 20 and by about 10 years I was the youngest. My boss (a director) told me basically to run the ship as best as I can and ensure the sales and return targets were hit. I was left to it.

Every bloody morning I would walk in and say "Morning all", then "Are we all alright this morning?".

This went on for about 18 months.

I then had a "summons" to a HQ meeting and met my boss and the directors. For a few months we had struggled to hit some of our targets and was expecting a roasting. I got one. A very severe ticking off and told to buck up or find a new job.

Leaving HQ and getting held up, I ran into my boss on his way out, he said to me (will never forget).....

"Take it on the chin mate and turn it around. Oh by the way some of your staff have moaned at me that you always say hello and ask how they are. They say you are assuming a position of power over them by saying that, and you might want to tone it down"

Now it took me a long time to see where he was coming from.....

The message to the OP is that some people don't like that approach (not neccasarily "morning", but "how are we all").

D70

Deep_In_Debt

Yes, mine does. He was to walk right past my desk to get to his and I look up when he walks past so I guess he has no choice!

CC-Warrior

A good manager will always say hello/goodbye - to everyone - not just to other corporate suits.