Kuroi Gogeta
Member
This might be the classic "am I overthinking this?" type of GAF thread, but hopefully we could get some dialogue going on this. A little background:
I got a job about 4 months ago working at a non profit organization. I was interviewed and hired by the woman that would go on to be my supervisor. She was generally pretty friendly to me. Probably the next day after the interview, she called me up while she was driving to tell me I got the job. She called me multiple times before I had to come to the main office to sign the relevant documents that a new hire has to sign. She called to see if I had any questions about the job or anything like that. She was involved in my global orientation, she constantly would say "If you have any questions do not hesitate to call me or email me" and she consistently tries to complement me.
In my mind I'm thinking "you're a person who is managing a huge building and has several clients and other responsibilities, why are you making yourself so available?" In conversations I've had with her she seems...different around me compared to other people. Different in a way I can't explain. She keeps eye contact long after finishing a sentence, and she's always urging me to contact her if I have any questions or concerns rather than encouraging me to ask my coworkers. She seems almost personally interested in whether I am "comfortable"--for the lack of a better word--while I'm working. I've never had a supervisor who is so invested, while at the same time so busy. Has anyone been in a similar situation? is this how a manager should be?
I got a job about 4 months ago working at a non profit organization. I was interviewed and hired by the woman that would go on to be my supervisor. She was generally pretty friendly to me. Probably the next day after the interview, she called me up while she was driving to tell me I got the job. She called me multiple times before I had to come to the main office to sign the relevant documents that a new hire has to sign. She called to see if I had any questions about the job or anything like that. She was involved in my global orientation, she constantly would say "If you have any questions do not hesitate to call me or email me" and she consistently tries to complement me.
In my mind I'm thinking "you're a person who is managing a huge building and has several clients and other responsibilities, why are you making yourself so available?" In conversations I've had with her she seems...different around me compared to other people. Different in a way I can't explain. She keeps eye contact long after finishing a sentence, and she's always urging me to contact her if I have any questions or concerns rather than encouraging me to ask my coworkers. She seems almost personally interested in whether I am "comfortable"--for the lack of a better word--while I'm working. I've never had a supervisor who is so invested, while at the same time so busy. Has anyone been in a similar situation? is this how a manager should be?
