A reader writes:
I’m a supervisor, and I’ve heard you converse many occasions about how the most effective present to a supervisor is a private notice about how the work we’ve accomplished is appreciated by those that report back to us. I needed to share an expertise I’ve lately had that underscores your level.
I’ve a workers member who has been with my workforce for about three years, and he’s been nice! Sadly, he’s outgrown his present place, and my group will not be ready to assist him in his subsequent steps. With my blessing (and reference), he obtained a brand new place making about 50% greater than he’s making right here, and taking a major step up in his profession. On his final day, he gave me a bottle of my alcoholic beverage of selection, with the reason that each time the workforce has gone out for drinks, I’ve paid since I’m “the boss” and that now that I’m not, he should buy the drinks.
Extra importantly, he included a letter with the present, and it’s one I’ll preserve eternally. It cited specifics about how I supported him and helped him to develop and be taught in his place. How my belief in him helped him to realize greater than he had realized he may do. How and not using a supervisor like me, he wouldn’t have made it to the following step. He talked about how he had mentioned the brand new place with a member of the family, and that particular person had mentioned they’d by no means had a boss like he’d described — and the way fortunate he had been to be part of my workforce. It was almost a full web page, and it made me cry good tears. Overlook the (very good) bottle of liquor — that letter meant every thing! I’m very sorry to see him go, and I’m very completely happy that I may assist him discover his subsequent step after I couldn’t.
P.S. When he was interviewing, I pointed him to Ask A Supervisor, specifically for questions he can ask in interviews to verify he could be okay with the tradition of no matter subsequent group he thought of.
Sure! That is the best way.
