When client manager says "maybe we should do a 1-2-1"!!!!

**northernladuk** · 4 March 2019, 09:41

Can we move this unending tedium to General please?

**Old Greg** · 4 March 2019, 17:39

Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Aaarrgghhhhhh.

Obsessed with this sort of thing even more in the public sector it seems. Tried telling the guy its completely pointless but hes cracking on with it.

Hey ho. Inside IR35 so thats not an issue but still.... Smile and put up with I suppose.

Managers seems to like their power in the public sector...

I would be very wary of spending time alone in a room with someone who is keen to spend time alone in a room with you.

**BR14** · 4 March 2019, 19:30

maybe he's overwhelmed by your gladiatorial rad bleeding skills

**Whorty** · 4 March 2019, 20:01

Are you sure you heard it correctly, and he didn't say 1-on-1

**SimonMac** · 4 March 2019, 20:39

I thought you were inside anyway? Shouldn’t make a blind bit of difference

**Old Greg** · 4 March 2019, 21:35

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

I thought you were inside anyway? Shouldn’t make a blind bit of difference

How long do you get for a benefit fraud third offence?

**kaiser78** · 5 March 2019, 00:28

In my last role I was asked to undertake all the performance management and team objectives stuff. I had to politely advise them that this was not going to happen as I am not a permie

**original PM** · 5 March 2019, 07:52

What makes me laugh is that often these 'managers' are so useless and simply follow the rules and kiss arse that they cannot even comprehend why have a 1-2-1 with a contractor is a huge waste of time.

I think their thought process must be something like

person working for me - therefore must assert dominance - therefore must write things down.

The concept that you are employed to a add value seems to escape people like this - but to be fair they also do not really understand what adding value is either so...

**vwdan** · 5 March 2019, 11:05

Depends how you use it, I guess. I don't mind an occasional catch up to make sure we're all on the same page, they're happy etc. Doesn't need to be formalised or objective-based, it's just good old fashioned client relationship management.

I used to have an account management type job where a substantial portion (Probably 25%) was literally just going to have a coffee with customers - no agenda, no sales, just a catch up.

When client manager says "maybe we should do a 1-2-1"!!!!