Because they think they know all there is to know..and your job is to just get the job done.

• Fingers aching. I want an MT supervisor position. What do I need to do? - HELP!
  • I am a supervisor and trust me you don't just send emails and - sm
  • Oh my goodness!! sm - Dano
    • PLEASE! Let's suppose a supervisor works an 8 hour day on and off. At home. - just curious
      • This is what i do... - sm
      • See my post below. nm - Dano
      • I do not think that 8 hour a day supervisor is typical at all. - just my 2c n/m
  • Depending on the company....sm - Supervisor
    • what qualifications did you have when you first started. do you still do MT? - just curious
      • I was a MT for 15 years before going....sm - Supervisor
        • gosh you sure have dumb MTs who can't fabricate a better story than having 8 grandmothers who are - How dumb are MTs !!!!
  • Just send emails to your team and take it easy... you really thing that is what - supervisory positions consist of? Good Luck. n/m
    • I don't know what supervisory positions consist of. You tell me what a supervisor does so I know - I qualify.
      • You seem serious so here goes - Dano
        • Regarding item #2 - LOL!
          • "YOUR" MTs? Now that's what I'm talkin about. You don't own anyone. Maybe people d - Condescending attitudes!
        • go ahead. i don't feel supervising is any different than pressure of MT or any other job. - tell me more.
          • I've been both, supervisor and MT - You go girl!
          • Okay, I do believe you have sm - Dano
          • I think you do not really care what anyone says, you think you know its the same, so go for it. - Maybe it will be a great thing for you, maybe not.
            • well it's really down to the nitty gritty pay issue. everything is relative pressure-wise - doncha think?
              • What is your idea of - SM
              • Yea.. I used to think that. Now, for me, the answer is, no. - Its not worth the few extra cents. its more than
    • thing and think!? hehehe.. Again, refill your Valium and good luck! - you will need it! n/m
      • maybe it's just a tired supervisor who can't get those fingers working - after all those go-team e-mails.
        • No hatefulness intended but - Dano
        • Go team is much more polite than "look here lickstick, do this crap or we lose the account" - if you think about it. n/m
          • how about switching it around and telling the people who run the show that you really can't - Bonus buddies?
            • How about you just walk in the shoes you hold with disdain, and you get changes made - and you can be our hero. n/m
              • why you would be in the position to make the changes looking at the big picture wouldn't you? - Supervise this.
                • Umm.. they cannot get it done. They do not care about morale issues. - its a pipe dream. but good luck to them. n/m
            • sucking up? how is being polite in an email instead of being a jerk supervisor - sucking up to the big boys? n/m
            • Because they think they know all there is to know..and your job is to just get the job done. - You have no pull with them, you are another number
        • I personally am a 'thinging" supervisor.. - no smart comments from me..
          • MT's choosing their schedules. - FYI/25-yr MT.
            • I think I did not speak clearly about the just showing up MTs - its a problem with the hiring process..not the MTs
              • That goes both ways, though. - ICMT
                • Point was is the person willing to make up for the slack of the person who types 1 job when there is - a ton of work on the system. That is the point.
              • Especially when the company did not have the forethought to have line or hour quotas - that the ICs are held to. Its good for the ICs bu

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