Forum menu
ask for a face to face meeting to seek clarification, and if necessary help in becoming what she means as 'more visible'
If that's at odds with what you are prepared to do - then be open about it. At least she'll know what your expectations are.
I like the quote about renting you vs owning you.
love these threads with all those new words, basicly youre a manger told to implement a new work process, and for what ever reason your boss told you to be more on the shop floor instead of hiding in an office,or traveling, and youre using your 2 kids which are important as a prop for sympathy, having worked in industry, never heard the excuse im working to hard,you worked at your own rate,or you made mistakes or worse had or caused problems down the line, you had to work the hours you where paid for, and the kids had to sort themselves out, you couldnt ring up and say kids off school so im not working if you couldnt work it to suit your family and company hours time to move on or be pushed.