Professional ditherers

[Widilo]

My manager seems utterly incapable of making any decision without 10 meetings, 50 emails and numerous conversations beforehand.

I could understand if these were big decisions but I’m talking about things like seating plans for offices, minor changes to processes.

What usually happens is the above and then further consultation and then I have to make the decision for them, which they will still question until the absolute last minute and then ask for “one more meeting”.

A new system is due to go live tomorrow. I cannot tell you how many times the minutiae of this has been discussed and decided on. Manger is on mute but I’ve had to look at WhatsApp for another reason and lo if I don’t have 6 messages from them this weekend thinking about “maybe holding off until we can talk to xyz, what do you think Wildio”

I think I want to shout myself in the face, that’s what I think

I work with people like this and find it so annoying.

Manager sounds significantly over-promoted to me

Yes it’s a mangers post which you get just by dint of having worked there for x amount of years and being next in line

Don’t shout yourself in the face.

Be stern with him and use simple language. “We discussed this and decided X. Let’s move on.” “No. What’s next on the agenda?” Don’t pander to his dithering. Get decisions in writing. Set clear boundaries and don’t reply to emails / Whatsapps over the weekend.