I work in an office and will most likely be stepping up to the office supervisor role soon. The 3 staff members that will be working under me are in their 70’s and the other is late 60’s.
At the moment, I pretty much do everything and my boss (who works at a different location across the country) wants me to start delegating tasks so my plate isn’t so full. I’m trying to be as patient as possible with training them but it isn’t going well. Something as simple as accepting a teams meeting, setting a status etc they aren’t able to grasp it. Also I’ve noticed a big issue with memory, which i know is something that’s common with old age, I’m creating cheat sheets for them and putting sticky notes to help but it doesn’t seem to be working. I am really trying and want this to work out but I don’t feel like I can rely on them and it’s just easier for me to do everything.
Not sure what to do in this situation, they most likely can’t afford to retire and if they get fired I doubt they’ll be able to find other jobs.