Fair enough
a little prodding will cause me to post.
i only have 6 minutes right now, but if i don't do it now it'll be awhile.
here's my topic: i got a comment today at work that made me think. the context was this:
I was explaining to a couple of team leaders tasked with running a workshop how we set targets and that they don't have to be afraid of not having everything figured out all the way by the time of the workshop. that they should not be afraid to report that what they thought they were going to look at didn't exist, but it will now that we know we should be looking at it...
i was interrupted in my ramble that it appeared to one of them that the vast majority of my job seemed to be making people in their situation feel better about it.
at the time i just said something along the lines of "yes, i suppose it does seem that way..." and resumed my stream of reassurances and guidance.
however.. now that i've driven home and had some time to think about it.. i'm not sure what to think about it. does it sound to anyone like i come off as... well, what do i sound like?
i only have 6 minutes right now, but if i don't do it now it'll be awhile.
here's my topic: i got a comment today at work that made me think. the context was this:
I was explaining to a couple of team leaders tasked with running a workshop how we set targets and that they don't have to be afraid of not having everything figured out all the way by the time of the workshop. that they should not be afraid to report that what they thought they were going to look at didn't exist, but it will now that we know we should be looking at it...
i was interrupted in my ramble that it appeared to one of them that the vast majority of my job seemed to be making people in their situation feel better about it.
at the time i just said something along the lines of "yes, i suppose it does seem that way..." and resumed my stream of reassurances and guidance.
however.. now that i've driven home and had some time to think about it.. i'm not sure what to think about it. does it sound to anyone like i come off as... well, what do i sound like?
4 Comments:
Um, from the perspective of someone who sees what time you leave for work, and what time you get home, and how often you sometimes work even once you get home, I think her statement was incorrect.
When I was in WFM I would sometimes get a little sensitive about that sort of thing; people assuming that the ONLY thing I did was the piece of my job that happened to involve talking to THEM.
I think you're naturally a very comforting/reassuring person. It probably also doesn't hurt your cause any to have the people you're working with not be afraid of change. But I think most people know that you do much more than that. After all - if ALL you had to do was reassure them that what you're getting them to do is going to work out, what the hell would you be getting them to do, and why would they need reassurance? Eh? ♥
I agree. with Cat. There's other stuff goin' on that people don't see themselves.
The comment makes it clear that your job is pretty intricate. You have to put people in positions out of their comfort zones in order to complete the tasks you have assigned them in order to get your job done. Hence, those tasks must be intricate, time consuming and valuable to your company, or they would be easy and your staff would never need to grace your presence except to make sure they get a piece of your birthday cake and find out if you stole their stapler.
Hooray for run on sentences!
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