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Was my manager BU with this comment?

26 replies

user670945 · 03/03/2021 21:57

I am leaving my job in 2 weeks and need to train my replacement before I leave. I asked my manager today when I would be given time to train him, her reply was well its not a hard job I did it when you were on holiday and I only started 3 months ago.
Made me feel like such a valued member of staff 🙄
AIBU to be annoyed at her for making this comment?

OP posts:
MaybeWeShouldGoToEastbourne · 03/03/2021 21:59

YABU on the basis that you’re leaving so who cares! (I mean this kindly)

Marlena1 · 03/03/2021 22:01

Yeah she sounds like a kn0b. Be glad you're moving on!!

ReverendRicketyCricket · 03/03/2021 22:02

Go sick for two weeks - if it's so easy she won't mind in the slightest will she?

sonnysunshine · 03/03/2021 22:03

Well that's good as she can do it then.

tuttifuckinfruity · 03/03/2021 22:03

Yes, if was a horrible and unnecessary comment.
Don't let it get to you.

UserTwice · 03/03/2021 22:04

Whether she is BU depends on how difficult the job is surely? That's got nothing to do with how much you are valued. Good employees can still do jobs that are easy to pick up.

flakymate · 03/03/2021 22:04

I don’t understand, so she has trained him already and you don’t have to? If so, I’d just let her comments slide as you’re leaving

UserTwice · 03/03/2021 22:06

@flakymate

I don’t understand, so she has trained him already and you don’t have to? If so, I’d just let her comments slide as you’re leaving
No, the manager thinks it's an easy job to train someone to do, as she managed to pick it up quickly herself when OP was on holiday
flakymate · 03/03/2021 22:06

Oh, does she mean she covered your job when you were on holiday and it was easy? It’s a weird comment to make

flakymate · 03/03/2021 22:07

@UserTwice haha thank you!

I bet you’re glad you’re leaving OP!

TaraR2020 · 03/03/2021 22:13

Tell her, 'great, I'll leave it to you then!'

Pukkatea · 03/03/2021 22:15

Sounds like a great manager, assuming everybody finds the same things easy and not prioritising proper training and smooth handover.

GeorgiaGirl52 · 03/03/2021 22:32

Then wave goodbye, leave and let the manager train the newbie.

Chanandlerbong01 · 03/03/2021 22:36

Is training other staff in your job description?

JackieTheFart · 03/03/2021 22:54

It’s a shame then you don’t have the capacity to train someone and complete your own role isn’t it?

At least, that would be what I’d be emailing her. What a cow.

elessar · 04/03/2021 08:25

@Chanandlerbong01

Is training other staff in your job description?
Why on earth would that matter?

Most JDs have something about 'do any reasonable task that may be required by the business' and it would certainly be reasonable to provide a handover or training to a replacement.

On the surface of it OP it sounds like a bit of a snarky and unnecessary comment from her. But I guess it depends on context of the conversation and in what way you were asking about it.

Anyway surely it's for the business to ask you to do some training if they want you to - otherwise I'd just produce a handover document and be done with it.

LemonRoses · 04/03/2021 08:29

I think it depends on the job. A neurosurgeon or pilot from scratch, entirely unreasonable. Using a cash register, not so much.

Schoolchoicesucks · 04/03/2021 08:44

Nope, her comment was unpleasant. Don't worry about it though, if you are not given time to train your replacement, your manager will just have to figure it out with them once you have gone. Don't stress yourself trying to do your job and train someone else at the same time.

FrostyChocolateMilkshake · 04/03/2021 09:09

Yeah, your manager sounds like an absolute knob.
A very patronising thing to say!

sanfranfibber · 04/03/2021 09:36

Is she right?

Either way, this mean you're off the hook for training them!

CallmeAngelina · 04/03/2021 09:39

I don't think it means that the replacement has already been trained; just that the job can't be that hard if the manager did it quite easily whilst the OP was on holiday.

But yes, a curt and rather snippy comment. Be glad you're leaving.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 04/03/2021 10:05

Well if you’re not being given time to do it, then you won’t be doing it, will you?

She can’t argue you should have done something when shes not giving you time.

What’s she going to do if you don’t train them? Force you to continue working there? Obviously not so I just wouldn’t bother doing it! Or just let the replacement shadow you if they are there.

Sparklesocks · 04/03/2021 10:12

Just let it reaffirm the fact that you’re glad you’re leaving. Once your notice runs out it’s their issue - leave them to it!

BerniesMittens · 04/03/2021 10:17

You asked the question, she obviously doesn't see the need to train your replacement.

Not your problem.

I had a similar situation. I knew my job role, it had been partially covered in my absence but there were key reports I made monthly to senior management which had never cropped up in my absences (just by chance, not design) so I asked when I could train my replacement. Got the same brush off. Tried to explain, was told to stop bigging my role up. So I worked my notice and left.

Two weeks later I had frantic phone messages demanding that I come in and train my replacement (in my share time!) on these reports because senior management were demanding them.

I merely forwarded the email I had had that told me there was no training needs as my role had always been adequately covered in my absence.

Grin
peak2021 · 04/03/2021 10:33

@BerniesMittens a good response.

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