After all the restructures and behind-the-scenes changes over the past few years, it really looks like the capable managers have been filtered out. The ones who knew the business, earned trust, and actually cared about their teams are no longer around. What remains feels intentional, like leadership prefers compliance over competence, even if that means morale and common sense take a hit.
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My manager told me my group is not hiring more people and that I need to start using AI to be more efficient.
Caring for your team is no longer a requirement to be a manager. The number 1 priority for Medtronic is shareholder value.
A good manager skill to have now is how to convince your team to work harder with less and do it every single quarter.
Whoa pal, The OHS matters to VP, SVP, and GM. Don't you be dissing GM roadmap to happy employees.
Does OHS even matter anymore?
I like they reworded the OHS questions to say "excomm" so you don't sc--w your director or manager when you ding GM and team with low scores.
Compliance >>> competence
I agree with everyone saying Sr director and up is the problem. Those folks are only interested in their next promotion.
And guess who will be blamed? Middle management and then us workers.
In my experience, there is a large disconnect between mangers and directors. I always had decent managers, but directors in the modern era seem wholly committed to achieving their own career goals, and not really into anyone below them achieving, both as individuals and as teams.
@OP, spot on. My manager is really nice. Green, trying really hard (maybe too hard). But it’s clear the “company line” is the target and it frankly annoys me when he acts like he cares about me all the while working to ensure I fit into the company square. And on that, I do t even know what the company line is anymore other than “do things the way we want today and tomorrow when things change, do that too.”
I have a great Manager, He trusts the teams judgement. Now once you hit the senior director and above Management, that were the issues begin. And the poor OHS scores begin to add up. IMHO
We have decent to good managers in my group. Questionable higher up the food chain.
Exactly right. Unfortunately.
Upper management just wants 'cold hearted yes people' as managers.