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frequency of meetings w/ your manager/boss?

groovygrlgroovygrl member
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just curious. I have one 1 hr meeting w/ my boss a month. If something important comes up I can request another meeting (in person or on phone) but I try to keep that to a minimum and not overdo it so that when I request it, my boss knows that it is really important. It is not a situation where I can stop into the boss's office or ask for a couple minutes later b/c I never know when s/he is actually in and have to go through the assistant (plus I'm relatively new to the job and feeling out the culture & protocol on this type of thing). I try to email questions that can be easily answered but sometimes it ends up being something that requires a meeting or call & I feel bad about that... I don't think it really makes my boss mad, but maybe frustrated, though I feel frustrated as well, since I have never been in a position where my boss was not relatively easily accessible at least some of the time.  I do try to save things up for meetings as much as possible & have started emailed pertinent documents the week before a scheduled meeting all at once to make some of it more manageable but just curious about how others deal w/ this type of thing...

ETA I may not have made sense here...I feel like one hour a month is pretty low for someone in their first several months or even year at a totally new job, so I'm struggling w/ balancing not bugging the boss too much w/ things vs  not feeling like I can get it all in via email & 1 hour. 

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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member

    imageClaryPax:
    1 hour a month is not a big deal IMO. When I first started I probably met with the boss at least every day.

    Edited, I think I was not clear in my OP.

    I'm not complaining about having 1 hr meeting a month as if it is excessive ...it is much less than I'd like... Meeting every day seems like kind of a lot esp after maybe 2 weeks but I just am struggling w/ my lack of somewhat easy access and feeling the need to save up everything I want to discuss to squeeze into an hour. It has been one monthly hour meeting since the month I started...

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  • diamondduck13diamondduck13 member
    I'm in a similar situation where my boss is hard to grab, so I likewise save up all my questions for when I can meet with hum. It can be frustrating, but it works. If I really need an ASAP answer he usually is able to kindly oblige a quick conversation. We don't even have a monthly scheduled meeting, but I wish we did because I'd at least know with confidence I'd get his attention then. I wish I had words of wisdom advice, but hopefully the empathy eases the frustrations a bit!
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    In the past I only met with my boss once every 6 months, which was fine with me :)
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  • ap142193ap142193 member
    I answer to a Board and I see them every two months unless one stops by my office (which is rare).
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  • Karla CSKarla CS member

    I went from having super easy access (drop on by whenever!) to having to seriously hunt someone down after staffing changes. Even if I schedule a meeting with my boss, he either (a) reschedules 1289372 times, (b) forgets, (c) gets caught in another meeting, or (d) isn't fully checked in when we do have a meeting.

    I feel your frustration - have you voiced it to your manager?? 

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  • Netty_3Netty_3 member
    Well, I have two scheduled meetings a week with my boss.  One is a manager's meeting, and the other is just the two of us.  We meet other times too.  We have to keep close contact because I fill in for him for things, and am the project manager on many of our projects. So we need constant communication so that he's informed on projects, and we can exchange ideas, or if I need something signed off by him. That being said he's two doors down.
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  • SoMoNYSoMoNY member

    We try to meet every Monday from 12-1 but we probably only meet 75% of the time due to one of us being out or conflicting meeting popping up.

    Different situation here in that he doesn't do what I do so he really isn't a big help most of time when it comes to day to day stuff.  I only need him if its about budget, staffing or management issues.

     

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  • BeachBum73BeachBum73 member
    I meet with my boss once a week for an hour which I think is too much but I WFH so I figure she needs that connection.  We do email in between as needed.  1 hour a month doesn't seem like enough - especially since you're newer.
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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    I think it depends on your position. If you are in an entry level type job once a month is probably not enough. For an executive, it might be too much. For me, I am in an executive role and got a new boss about 6 months ago. She is in Cali and I am in Florida. I have literally talked to her maybe 4 times. I try to lean on my peers if I have questions which would be my advice to you.  I also have a mentor and we have touch bases once per month as well. This works for me but I like working independently. 
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