I need your prayers, please--

Greetings PSmith721 . Will be praying for you. When you respond, I will flag your message in my myLot folder as a reminder to pray for you. I encourage you to go to God in prayer through Christ about this. Your heart is tender in that you don't want to hurt anyone. God hears the prayers of tender, pliable hearts. Now, sometimes people purposely act that way no matter what. I used to supervise a picking plant. There were some that just could never be pleased. Try to find out if they have acted like that before with anyone else. Also, 2 out 12 seems like the majority of them get along with you fine.

Hi, PSmith721. Since you honestly seek an prayer, I will pray for you that God will bridle your tongue. It takes great courage to admit when you are wrong about something. I admire you for that. I wish that other supervisors can be honest and compassionate as you are! It would make being on a job easier to work at. I will pray that God will allow you to treat these women and any other workers with respect and kindness. Just apologize to these two women. That would be your first step. I hope that they will understand that you did not mean to hurt them. If they don't then God does.

I was a supervisor for nearly 15 years in an industrial (union) setting. I know just how you are probably feeling about the often frustrating and seemingly impossible task of "keeping everyone happy". First of all, you cannot "keep everyone happy". So, you need to recognize that and do the best you can to maintain some sense of balance and equity among your employees. Strive to treat all equally; try not to become too close or too attached to any, since your position will undoubtedly require occasional "not-so-nice" (at least in perception) dealings (necessary discipline, enforcing rules and policies, etc.). Some employees seem to be "impossible" to work with; and they can become real problems with regard to disrupting your efforts to establish and nurture "teamwork" among all employees you supervise. Try to step back and look at the whole picture; not just the frustration of the moment. You cannot resolve all problems; you cannot work magic; you cannot force people to change; you cannot carry the world upon your shoulders! As you learn more and more about what it means to be an effective supervisor, you will ultimately discover that most employees appreciate positive, encouraging and otherwise uplifting interactions, rather than the opposite. When it's necessary to deliver the negative, you must attempt to do it in such a way that the employee fully understands it is not meant to be an attack upon them as an individual; it cannot be perceived as a personal affront. Rather, it must represent only an acknowledgment and associated follow up action to a situation needing such. You have my prayers...I know you will get through this and more. Good luck; keep your chin up; think positive; and all that sort of thing!!

I bet everyone of us has said something sometime that we've regretted. What I would suggest is that you start your day with prayer, asking God to help you control your tongue. Then when you have to deal with your people, pause, take a breath before saying anything.

I feel sorry for you. I hope everything will be alright. Just keep on praying and we will pray for you here in myLot. Just be strong, do your job well and pray harder.

Don't be so hard on yourself chap, everyone will have stress and say things that they will regret later on. All you can do is apologize to the old lads and work out the issues you are having. It will take you and those two lads to tango.

I just said a prayer for you. Your going to be fine. Being a supervisor can be tough sometime. You have a job to do and sometimes doing your job will cause others to not like you. I was a supervisor too at one time. its tough to be a friend and also the boss. just do your best to treat others the way you want to be treated. You can't make everyone happy all the time. Good luck...

Let's do more than feel here. Let's think for a moment. Communication is key in all relationships.Do you react to life or do you think then act? When something happens, think then decide the best communication.Everyone has said things that have hurt others.One can always say I'm sorry.So think, speak the truth,be fair add lots and lots of love and kindness. Interaction is key to everyone's learning. Drama usually brings learning and resolution. You don't really need prayers here. You can handle this!!! I believe in you!!