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Tags anxiety, employees, hiring and budget problem, perfromance review, three people, will resign, slightest criticism, pre google thinking, business

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Alice: Before we start my performance review, I should remind you that it would take three people to replace me. And I will resign at the slightest criticism, leaving you with a huge hiring and budget problem. Boss: This was supposed to make you nervous, not me. Alice: That think is so pre-Google.

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Tags telecommunication lines, work ethic, studies show, telecommunters, survey people, lying weasles, level of awareness

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Wally: You should let me work at home a few days per week because studies show that telecommuters put in more hours. Boss: How do they study that sort of thing? Wally: They survey people who work at home. Boss: What if those people are lying weasels? Wally: I wasn't counting on this level of awareness.

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Tags employees, work ethic, managers should hire, clear expectations, micromanaging, employee engement, business

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Boss: Experts say managers should hire great people and set clear expectations. They don't say what to do when you get the first part wrong, but I'm leaning toward micromanaging. Alice: My employee engagement just went down. Boss: That was never a real thing.