Why Your Staff Hates Your Manager

You go out of your way to recruit and hire a great manager. They had experience and excellent references. During interview they said the right things, was very polite, well groomed, they even looked you in the eye when they shook your hand. They start and you train them. You have visions of the team coming together, sales increasing, and profits flowing into your bank.

Two months later, things haven’t seemed to become any better and you’re not sure why. Well, here are the reasons why your staff hates your manager:

They Do Not Have Better Skills than the StaffIn the restaurant world, actions do speak louder than words. If your new manager does not have superior skills to the people they supervise, then it’s strike one. It’s hard to give respect to someone who can’t do a task better than you. You can prevent some of this by asking detailed questions during an interview that can show if the person really does have a depth of knowledge about the job.

They’re HypocritesThey…