I was a Bad Manager
I ran a large department with two other guys - the two most professional managers I've ever had the pleasure to work with.
They/we made sure everyone had the latest and best gear and plenty of training.
We discouraged long hours and allowed more time off for family emergencies than company policy.
We made sure workloads were evenly distributed, encouraged ideas & feedback, settled disputes professionally, never took sides or listened to gossip.
We made sure people got credit for their successes, and never, ever threw anyone to the wolves.

One recession-hit year, when the bonus budget was miserably low, we gave up our own bonuses so there would be more to go around the rest of the team.

A couple of months later they got up a petition to have the three of us us fired.
( Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 17:57, 5 replies)

bloody hell!
On what grounds?
(sugar_tits, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:14, closed)

=O
Did it work?
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 19:53, closed)

It started with the low bonuses (the bonus budget was based on company performance, so the only way we could influence the actual amounts was by doing what we did).

There were a whole bunch of other petty grievances. Read the rest of this QOTW if you want to know the sort of thing - pretty much everything has been covered.

No we weren't fired, but the love was gone.
( Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 20:47, closed)

So I hope
you showed them exactly what cunts the three of you could be and stopped being so civil.
(Rsoles, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 12:19, closed)

jee, they don't realise how good they had it
(swissheavy, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 14:56, closed)