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Originally Posted by Bump
don't try to be people's buddy and treat everyone exactly the same, according to company policy.
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I disagree with this part, but I'm sure it varies quite a bit depending on the job, skill level across a team, etc.
A lot of times in IT there are relatively few people who complete a large percentage of the work, and not going to bat for the most driven/most productive people because it's not fair across the group can be more damaging than the shitheads calling you a bad manager because you seem to play favorites.
For example... say your best employee who puts in 50-60/hrs per week and is a rockstar needs to work from home one day per week or needs to start coming in at 9am but will surely still get their hours in....
Do you say "well, if you did that, I'd have to say yes to everyone" while thinking you really can't trust a few on your team to work remotely because they don't seem to do much in the office.
...or do you say, of course you can, and then be transparent to others if anyone asks.