Senior Engineer · Direct report
Priya's carrying too much, quietly.
Quieter in your last two 1:1s, “stretched” twice, and no day off in about six months. Her follow-through is still excellent — she's absorbing the load instead of raising it. Use today's 1:1 to name what you've seen and take one real thing off her plate.
Anchor on a genuine check-in, name what you've noticed, and agree on one thing to take off her plate.
Two mentions of “stretched” plus six months without a day off. Worth raising before it hardens.
Pick one thing on her plate to delegate or drop this week — and say it out loud in the 1:1.