One reason is that it’s a part time job to manage one and a full time job to manage 4.
Generally people put a part time job on the back burner and focus on the main full time job.
Just speaking from experience.
Generally people put a part time job on the back burner and focus on the main full time job.
Just speaking from experience.
For the person working it, both sides often expect priority or "more" than 50%.
When someone wants to 50/50 me, I tell them, 51/49 is fine. But there must be a clear priority when there's a conflict.
Strangely, when I do this, the urge to 50/50 me usually goes away. I have nothing against working 2-4 projects. But there must be clear priorities, or I must be able to set them.
The only time this can work if the person knows their work really well and can do it in their sleep. Otherwise the context switches are way too much for most people.
50+50% but each week it's clear what the priority is? And fewer task switches
(But I guess most of the time it s better to focus on one & finish it first)
And if "people" was only the manager in question that would be somewhat okay, but usually it's the reporting chain above of that person that thinks the same too.
I made the mistake of accepting to manage an intern (not mentor, manage) once, and I was expected to do 100% of my normal job on top of managing him. It takes an unbelievable amount of time.
While I can "come by" managing just one person (cutting the managerial corners), for 4 persons I need to organize myself more efficient.