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So yesterday, new manager (of about 12 weeks) speaks to myself and two other colleagues. Says he's really stressed, and wasn't coping very well earlier in the morning. Then starts talking about our work and says to us emphatically "please come to me with absolutely any problems!"

Now. I'm happy he felt he could confide in us. I'm even happy to be told I can come to my manager with any problems, after all, it's his job.

However there are 101 problems at my work right now, and we really can't afford to have 102 if the new manager should give up and quit. How should we handle this? Don't mention the reams of problems and let him discover them all for himself gradually over time so he isn't put off the job? Or take the invitation as such and offload everything? Another method?

(To be honest, myself and several colleagues aren't ruling out looking for a new job ourselves. But for those who stay, or even just for the short-term, we'd like to have the best possible working environment.)

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So yesterday, new manager (of about 12 weeks) speaks to myself and two other colleagues. Says he's really stressed, and wasn't coping very well earlier in the morning. Then starts talking about our work and says to us emphatically "please come to me with absolutely any problems!"

Now. I'm happy he felt he could confide in us. I'm even happy to be told I can come to my manager with any problems, after all, it's his job.

However there are 101 problems at my work right now, and we really can't afford to have 102 if the new manager should give up and quit. How should we handle this? Don't mention the reams of problems and let him discover them all for himself gradually over time so he isn't put off the job? Or take the invitation as such and offload everything? Another method?

(To be honest, myself and several colleagues aren't ruling out looking for a new job ourselves. But for those who stay, or even just for the short-term, we'd like to have the best possible working environment.)

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So yesterday, new manager (of about 12 weeks) speaks to myself and two other colleagues. Says he's really stressed, and wasn't coping very well earlier in the morning. Then starts talking about our work and says to us emphatically "please come to me with absolutely any problems!"

Now. I'm happy he felt he could confide in us. I'm even happy to be told I can come to my manager with any problems, after all, it's his job.

However there are 101 problems at my work right now, and we really can't afford to have 102 if the new manager should give up and quit. How should we handle this? Don't mention the reams of problems and let him discover them all for himself gradually over time so he isn't put off the job? Or take the invitation as such and offload everything? Another method?

(To be honest, myself and several colleagues aren't ruling out looking for a new job ourselves. But for those who stay, or even just for the short-term, we'd like to have the best possible working environment.)

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So yesterday, new manager (of about 12 weeks) speaks to myself and two other colleagues. Says he's really stressed, and wasn't coping very well earlier in the morning. Then starts talking about our work and says to us emphatically "please come to me with absolutely any problems!"

Now. I'm happy he felt he could confide in us. I'm even happy to be told I can come to my manager with any problems, after all, it's his job.

However there are 101 problems at my work right now, and we really can't afford to have 102 if the new manager should give up and quit. How should we handle this? Don't mention the reams of problems and let him discover them all for himself gradually over time so he isn't put off the job? Or take the invitation as such and offload everything? Another method?

(To be honest, myself and several colleagues aren't ruling out looking for a new job ourselves. But for those who stay, or even just for the short-term, we'd like to have the best possible working environment.)

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