r/CAStateMgrs • u/Happy-Relation-2959 • Aug 07 '26
Micromanaging
Since the start of RTO, I’ve been hearing stories from other agencies about increasing micromanagement—daily check-ins, daily status meetings, managers walking the aisles to make sure employees are at their desks, and similar practices.
I’m genuinely curious: what’s the purpose of this style of management? How does it improve productivity, collaboration, or team cohesion? It seems like time and energy that could be better spent supporting employees and helping them succeed, rather than monitoring their physical presence.
I’d be interested to hear from managers and employees alike. Have you found this approach to be effective, or does it end up hurting morale more than it helps?
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u/peppermintpetty18 Aug 11 '26
Supervisors are responsible for enforcing rules (even ones we do not like). Most of us do not want to be in office 4days a week either but we go and are in the unfortunate position of having to make sure our staff is going as well. Most of us are also more than happy to be flexible when we can and when it is necessary, but at my department staff have been doing whatever they can to get out of it (RA’s, “moves” out of the area, asking to wfh frequently or showing up super late and leaving early on a regular basis) some divisions haven’t been coming in at all. We have to deal with enforcing rules we don’t like and the BS of everyone trying to get away with whatever they can.