u/Canuck4eva

Looking for some kick ass dip recipes that could go with chicken wings to just a ruffle chip! Let me hear what you got!!

I’m moving into stevesston and all I keep hearing is to avoid Steveston and Westwood moms? What gives? Are people still in high school there or something? I’ve always visited Richmond and specifically Steveston and loved the charm. So is there any truth behind these claims?

Edit. We have school aged kids going to school at Westwind

Throughout most of my career, I've been able to get along with just about everyone. I'd describe myself as an easy-going, approachable manager who also sets clear boundaries when needed.
I'm now in a situation that makes me pretty uncomfortable, and I'm not sure how best to navigate it.

A few months ago, we hired a new staff member. During the interview process, I wasn't particularly keen on hiring them due to their lack of experience in our field. Another panel member and I also had concerns that they wouldn't fit well with the team, came across as overly confident, and didn't seem particularly genuine. Our senior manager felt they would be a star performer, so they were hired.
Unfortunately, most of our concerns have turned out to be accurate.

This employee constantly tries to impress senior management while throwing experienced, high-performing staff under the bus. They don't seem to have a solid understanding of their role, ask the same questions repeatedly, and if they don't like the answer they receive, they'll go ask someone else hoping for a different one. It's become exhausting for everyone around them.

The challenge is that our department is restructuring, and I'll soon be directly managing them.

The biggest issue isn't their lack of experience, those skills can be taught. It's the ego, lack of sincerity, and the fact that I don't trust them based on what I've observed over the last few months.

What I'm struggling with most is that I genuinely don't like this person, which is a first for me as a manager. Usually I can find common ground with almost anyone. I don't know if it's because my initial concerns were proven right or because their behaviour genuinely rubs me the wrong way, but I'm aware that I need to manage them fairly regardless.

Has anyone else managed someone they simply didn't like? How did you keep your personal feelings separate from performance management? Is there a way to build a productive working relationship when trust is already lacking, or should I focus strictly on performance expectations and accountability from day one?

My SO and I are starting to lose our minds a bit. Our LO has had a rough go over the past few weeks between teething, cold, and flu (back to back…!) and now sleep has been extremely impacted.

Our LO used to sleep in their crib a solid 5-6 hours straight and would wake up, and could resettle back to sleep. Since they were sick, we resorted to cosleeping because that’s what made them the most comfortable and honestly we could sleep too.

Present time… well they are waking ever 1-2 hours in their crib and are extremely mad, scream crying, and crawling/scaling their crib (I mean this by standing up and crusing the crib) back and forth. We are able to help settle them by rocking but within a few minutes they are back up… and then we are all in our bed again.

Are we entering the 12 month sleep regression? I feel like with the sickness and teething we’ve been in sleep regression mode for over a month. Would love some advice to get back on it sleeping on track and what is going on with my sweet LO.

Our LO just turned 1 last month and we are really struggling with sleep right now. 😩

About a month ago, LO was sick back-to-back for almost two weeks, and right as that ended, teething entered the chat. LO currently has two bottom teeth coming in…one has cut through the gum and the other seems to be going up and down and bothering them a lot.

Before all of this, we did sleep training back in February and it actually worked pretty well. LO was able to self-soothe and regulate much better at bedtime and during night wakes.

But once the sicknesses started and teething ramped up, survival mode kicked in. We started co-sleeping so everyone could get some rest, and sleep training completely went out the window.

Fast forward to now: the last two nights have been brutal. LO is waking almost every hour or every other hour, crying HARD, getting extremely upset when we try to put them back in the crib, scratching/rubbing the side of their head, standing in the crib screaming, and just unable to settle unless being held or brought into bed with us.

We tried reintroducing sleep training the other night and it honestly felt impossible this time around. LO gets so escalated and upset that it no longer feels like it’s working for our family right now.

We’ve adjusted wake windows, make sure there’s lots of active play/outdoor time, full meals/snacks, naps in the crib, etc. We’ve tried consistency, comforting, spacing check-ins… and we still feel completely lost.

Has anyone gone through this around the 12–13 month stage after illness + teething + co-sleeping? Did it eventually pass? How did you transition back to the crib without everyone losing their minds?

Signed,
A very, very sleep-deprived mama 😅

I’m looking to move further into leadership/management roles in parks and recreation, and I’m curious to hear from people who manage teams in public-facing jobs.

A few things I’ve been wondering about:

How do you deal with public expectations when you can’t always give people what they want?

How do you handle high performers vs low performers without frustrating the rest of the team?

What do you do when senior leadership pushes directives that frontline staff don’t agree with?

How do you keep staff motivated and empowered while still holding people accountable?

Would also love to hear real-life experiences, mistakes you learned from, or things you wish you knew before getting into management.

Doesn’t have to be parks and rec either — I’d be interested in hearing from anyone in leadership/customer-facing roles.

Looking for podcast recommendations to get back into work mode after taking a year off to raise my baby. I’m in a leadership role so any good podcasts to help mindset, new mom life, balancing baby and work life, and general support and guidance would be incredible

Looking for podcast recommendations to get back into work mode after taking a year off to raise my baby. I’m in a leadership role so any good podcasts to help mindset, new mom life, balancing baby and work life, and general support and guidance would be incredible