Is weekly 1 - 1 with your manager = micromanagement?
My manager runs 1-1 weekly with me, and asks what have i done, why i didnt complete that work yet, etc. just a bit stressful Im just wondering is that micromanagement?
The 1-1 is your time to discuss what you want with your manager. Your manager should not be discussing your tasks ideally, unless you have been slipping on them and he is trying to coach you or there is an urgent deadline that he is trying to make sure you don’t need support on. But that should be rare, not every week.
We have a daily stand up with every IC under my manager. So you need to deliver something every day!
1-1 weekly is fine. But discussing work during 1-1 is micromanagement
Then what should they discuss?
Career Advancement, miscellaneous stuff like team, strategy etc. little bit of work
Depends on how often you meet. My manager and I are in different countries. So, we only get to connect in that 1 hr every week. But, with my directs (in the same office), I have weekly informal conversations over coffee, and a formal 1:1 once a month.
Weekly 1:1 is normal. But don't you have stand-ups to discuss work progress? Usually 1:1s are to discuss important items related to your career growth but since it's weekly, discussing your project is possible but not in a way that stresses you out. If you're missing your own estimates then it's better to revisit your approach and work with your manager.
Biweekly is best cadence. Weekly is micromanagement indeed.
Ask him what he's been working on these days
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It's only a proxy for harassment by Indians to Indians... Please learn the US law to protect yourself from micro-aggression etc. 1. You have the right not to respond 2. You have the right to take notes and send to your management chain if the 1:1 was purely venom 3. You have the right to file complaints both internally and in court for any mis-behavior etc.
Weekly is really too much