Managers who don’t drive ..

[Peopleshouldhavetails]

My manager is responsible for 3 sites but hardly visits 2 because she doesn’t drive. So she’s always at the same one and tries to run the other 2 from a distance.
Occasionally she’ll plan in a day at the other 2, planned in advance because of public transport but it’s always a hassle. And she’s never able to just pop over if there’s a staffing issue so will ask other staff to cover because she can’t get there…
AIBU to find it rather unprofessional to be a non-driver when you are required to look after several sites.
And yes, I do judge people who don’t drive and find having a driving license part of being a fully functioning adult if you live outside of London 🫣

I agreed with you until you said that you do judge people who dont drive. There's plenty of reasons why people don't. I've just learnt at 44.

However my job doesnt involve being anywhere else but my place of work. I think if your in charge of multiple sites, it should be a requirement of the job to be able to drive.

I guess her manager didn't think it a problem.

This is hilariously bad advice.

Either a driving licence wasn't a requirement of the role, in which case there is no issue, or it was, but OPs manager was so great for the role otherwise that they waived it, in which case, there is no issue.

OP complaining to someone two roles above her that manager can't drive (an objective fact which has been true since her appointment) will do nothing but make OP look like an odd stirrer, and probably indicate she's got some other issue she doesn't want to be upfront about.

Leave them to their own work OP. You don't have to worry about her job, because you're not the manager, even if you can drive and she can't...

You have no idea why she doesn’t drive! My mum doesn’t drive as she’s epileptic and has chosen to not drive because of this.