I (24) am a manager and I’m friends (24 & 28) with my subordinates.
I’m actually open with the higher management and been telling them that I’m having a hard time keeping boundaries with my subordinates. I sometimes think that I lack leadership skills.
There’s a time when I delegated a task and one of them straight up complained to me about the work that I gave (it’s not much lol). I think she’s too comfortable with me and said seriously “why don’t you do it” during work hours and I felt uncomfortable and disrespectful.
I want them to see me as a friend to talk to outside work, but keep a professional setting in the workplace. I don’t want to be a “boss”, like super micromanaging them. How to set boundaries? I’ve been telling that myself multiple times, but I don’t know how to do it properly.
Should I stop hanging out with them more often outside work?
To give you a better view, I’m being friendly in the office. I literally talk to everyone. l hate being a people pleaser but I’m still working not being one lol.