The Wire - One of the Most Effective Supervisors

[@saturn580]

Lester wasn't kidding. Just getting out of the way and letting competent workers do their job is a rare talent for any boss.

[@Randy_Smith]

Amen

[@CidHighwindRocks]

I tried doing it, the two more disruptive elements in the team started complaining that management weren't more directly involved. you can't win in the workplace.

[@Randy_Smith]

@@CidHighwindRocks Human nature always seems to win

[@SamBrickell]

99% of the time, it's the only thing that a good boss needs to do.

[@fuzzydunlop1988]

​@SamBrickell that's it. You just need to be there if you're needed and trust them to do what they need to do and only intervene if necessary.

[@TheDa6781]

As long as the beach house is progressing, who cares about the rest. The lieutenant has his priorities in order. Family, physical and mental health.

[@MarcillaSmith]

The true hero of _The Wire_

[@TheDa6781]

@@MarcillaSmith indeed, he is even doing good police work by letting competent cops do what they are passionate and good at.

[@joesliva3772]

Only way to go thru life

[@AB-rv2lj]

he doesn't have his physical health in order for sure , the guy looks like a discount jay landsman.

[@TheDa6781]

@@AB-rv2lj lol, yes

[@cokekola8477]

Hilarious, cut off by Rawls with same phrase when he was pissed at him, now freeman cuts him off but couldn’t be happier he’s there.

[@Randy_Smith]

I think there's an "effective supervisor" like that in every industry. They are smart enough to know what they don't know, lazy enough to not care and excel in the art of tolerating as long as nothing can be blamed on them

[@xChemistryFTWx]

Poor guy kept getting asked about his beach house and then get cut off halfway through his answer 😭

[@stephendavis6267]

I love Lester's beaming grin at 0:32. Shardene couldn't make him as happy as knowing Jimmy Asher was back in "charge" of the MCU.

[@mcnamaraky]

The funniest part to me is one second later, at 0:33 . Asher gets this look in his eyes when Lester repeats, VERBATIM, what Rawls said when he bounced him. You see this realization comes over him and it's this recognition of what he's become: "Well, I guess I'm kind of a joke about a beach house. Oh well: at least I get paid and I get treated well." It's really hilarious choice on the actors part IMO as such a minor role.

[@weipeng2358]

"How is the beach house coming" "Great. Just great." Exactly the same line when Bill Ralws pulled the Lt. out of Major Crimes. Really shows who is the real boss....

[@CadencexCascade]

I can't imagine Asher is oblivious to this or really gives a shit. Asher gets to spend time focusing on what matters to him, his group is self motivated to do the work without his delegation, and he gets paid through all of it.

[@mr.g937]

@@CadencexCascade Asher is the smart one here....meanwhile the Freamons and McNultys are out there thinking they can singlehandedly solve a systemic crime issue. Clock in, clock out, get paid...Asher knows what's up

[@axis7879]

@@mr.g937 that opinion you just give it's basically what's wrong with america

[@joemckim1183]

@@CadencexCascade Asher is probably just counting the days until his retirement. Then he gets to live the good life with his family at the beachhouse.

[@mcnamaraky]

That look he gives when Lester says the exact same thing back to him lol. You see this recognition in his eyes at 0:33 like "Well, that's what I am I guess: a joke about a beach house. Oh well, at least they pay me." It's really hilarious on the part of the actor lol

[@evanaskew6652]

As hands on as a constitutional monarch

[@Ozymandias83]

Great! Just great!

[@hemanroczko1799]

A tasteful comment indeed.

[@LordTalax]

And as useless

[@evanaskew6652]

I don't know. Lester described him as a great unit commander.

[@hemanroczko1799]

@@evanaskew6652 He didnt pay attention to anything else than his beach house. He was useless as a commander, but greatly useful for Lester, so he could do anything without intervention from a direct superior.

[@budders9958]

Only works with veterans.

[@sylvio1980]

Meaning that he stays out of our fucking way !

[@Anon_E_Muss]

An effective manager does not need to do anything other than check in occasionally. Because his team has it handled. Anything else, and your manager is subpar.

[@HarrDarr]

@@Anon_E_Muss Or the team is subpar.

[@XHobbiesPrime]

@@Anon_E_Muss Honestly would that team have performed any better if he had micromanaged them? As long as they did their jobs and didn't drop him into too much crap he didn't care.

[@donnharlem9604]

@@Anon_E_Muss Privilege of being not Qualified.

[@BirdGang6]

I was absolutely thrilled to see him back in Major Crimes! He stayed out of his good cops way and just worried about that beach house!

[@donnharlem9604]

Now his kind works in the opioid problem areas of small town america. Your welcome

[@2210ethan]

Freamon always kind of reminds me of detective Somerset from Se7en.

[@emilrostad9720]

I know what you mean, but Freamon seem to still have faith in humanity and in police work, while Somerset is disillusioned with everything.

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Lieutenant walks in* Lester: what’s in the box?!

[@darthkek1953]

@@CornholioPuppetMaster let's not get a head of ourselves.

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

@@darthkek1953 its just Daniels head leering at him, 'I stuck my head out for you'

[@cjjonez]

If u do good work bosses like that cover for you for the real work that get jobs done.

[@jamesdakrn]

The best boss: Lazy but smart Next-best: lazy but dumb, but you have capable workers who are motivated so everything goes smoothly (Freamon, Kima etc) Worse: smart and diligent - makes you work too much and if you have workers that clash with your style it's gonna suck (Rawls to a degree) Worst: Dumb and diligent - Lt. Charles Marimow and also Burrell

[@mikedaflexta]

right

[@aggrodkreg4321]

@Colby Martinez haven't you ever heard of failing upwards? You get promoted to positions where you can do no harm. I've personally seen it happen in the military.

[@RiverFunsies]

@Colby Martinez He was a numbers guy who showed statistical results. But his stats would never bring down a monster like Marlo. Quantity over quality

[@damonwilson3609]

Jkjkjk? YOU ARE A GENIUS..I'M SCREENSHOTTING THIS TO MY BOSS IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@jarowan]

The Napoleonic management matrix

[@meridian_james5]

Its funny how bill rawls and lester both cut him off when he tries to talk about the beach house lol

[@DocSkribblez]

How's that beach house coming?

[@willia3r]

Rawls literally asked the same question🤣

[@SteppesoftheLevant]

Rawls is a reasonable guy

[@Pei_Bo]

@@SteppesoftheLevant he is an old fashioned guy, very allegorical

[@shanec9672]

The specific drip Lester has on in this episode is absolutely on fire and I wish I was cool enough to pull it off.

[@AlamoReg]

It’s a brash, tweedy impertinence for sure

[@juannaym8488]

The difference between Asher and Marimow is something I've experienced myself Used to work as a salesman for a software company. Myself and the department didn't have a direct supervisor for almost 3 years, the managing director would do some of the administrative side of things but we were by ourselves. It ran perfectly, probably the most relaxed and yet the most effective I was ever at work Got a supervisor, late 30s, blonde woman. She ran the department down in less than 6 months. Texted all 6 of us 100-150 times per day, wanted to be in bcc on every single mail we sent out, hours upon hours of one on one meetings. Turned the entire department upside down when a single fucking digit was entered wrong in the CRM. Always blamed everyone for every minor issue, but never realized that her behavior fucked all of us up. Sales dropped to less than a fifth of what we did before, myself and 3 others left the place. Got bought up by a competitor A boss that doesn't do shit is ALWAYS better than a micromanager. Sometimes even better than a boss that does what a boss usually takes up

[@classicsmajor9699]

Anyone else think the Lieutenant sounds like Alan Alda?

[@rachidbelkassmi7474]

Great just Great

[@MrYallack]

as in " heres your ranking officer you wanted, Hauk".

[@1carrollwood298]

Lol cause he signs and he shines and he shines more than he signs

[@cambreezythecolorman0716]

My show

[@diezgp]

Why did he do this?

[@iBhacaBeats]

To have a hands off supervisor. You don’t want a hands on supervisor, coz he’ll definitely coach every step of the way. Daniels was better and Marino was worse. The beach house supervisor was shipped off for concentrating on his beach house instead of supervising his unit. Basically he’s the best supervisor

[@diezgp]

@@iBhacaBeats Thank you very much!

[@willia3r]

@@iBhacaBeats Marimow.

[@ppstorm_]

i dont get it