Micro-managing?

Originally Posted by thom

Oftentimes micromanaging is not what the guys in the field think it is.

1) The boss is telling you to do something that you think is dumb. Maybe the boss already had this conversation with the customer, the boss finally gave in to the customer, knowing it is a dumb thing to do but now must tell you to do it.

2) Sometimes the order things are done in are dictated by things unknown to the guys in the field. Maybe it's about getting a draw, maybe it's to allow for a scheduling conflict with a sub or supplier that the guys in the field don't know about.

3) Sometimes the boss has had specific difficulties in the past with guys who "knew" what they were doing, screwing something up and he does not want that something repeated.

4) Sometimes an inspector, architect, engineer, or designer will insist on something being done that's dumb. The boss does his best to convince them they are wrong but, in the end, accedes to their wishes. He then tells you how to do it, knowing that it's dumb and he really doesn't want to have that discussion again.

5) Sometimes the guy in the field thinks he knows more than he knows.