Posted by Fawteen on August 16, 2007 at 03:40:47 from (75.104.128.36):
In Reply to: Working by yourself posted by 37 chief on August 15, 2007 at 09:00:45:
I'm surprised at the fact that the majority of the responses are "work alone". I thought I was just anti-social.
At home and around the place, I work alone because there just flat ISN'T anyone else. I've figured out ways to do most things by myself because I've had to. My son never was interested, and my grandsons are too busy sitting in front of a video game and complaining that they're b-o-r-e-d.
If I get into a situation were I absolutely MUST have a second person, I prefer to have someone who knows absolutely nothing about what I'm doing. That way, they're more likely to just do as they're asked instead of arguing with me about how it should be done.
At work, I'm a supervisor, so I have to fight the urge to just do it myself and assign it to someone. I also have to make the most of opportunities to give a man a chance to do something new. If the situation permits, I'll give him the bare outline of what needs to get done and then let him have at it in his own way. I just tell him if he gets stuck or needs a hand, come find me.
The best workers and the ones we make an extra effort to keep are the ones that take a situation like that and get 'er done. It doesn't always get done just the way I'd have done it, but if it's safe and it works, I'm a happy guy.
I've got two guys working for me that are worth their weight in gold (or gasoline...) Just turn 'em loose and stand back.
We've been through 3 guys in 6 months trying to fill that third position...
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