Workers feel perplexed by unclear workplace expectations
12 posts across 8 communities in the last 30 days; 25% from r/Accounting.
“My guy, you are a human. If a failure on your part results results in a huge problem for the company then that is their fault. As long as you are not doing anything malicious, who cares? One failure does not define you as a person. Think back about all the times you did do a…”
“I messed up pretty badly at work. I was given a project to handle with a strict deadline, but I failed to meet it. I got stuck on a problem, and none of my attempts to solve it yielded any results. He has put in a good word for me with management and even prevented me from being…”
“Right I misunderstood the post when I clicked in lol [re: Are the 40 hour work weeks truly over?]”
Several posts express confusion and frustration regarding actions taken at work, suggesting a lack of clear communication or defined roles. This indicates potential issues with management practices and employee understanding.
SOURCES (18)
“Right I misunderstood the post when I clicked in lol [re: Are the 40 hour work weeks truly over?]”
“Your example makes me think those titles set different expectations. A funny quote makes me curious about the conversation. A title about quitting a job and regretting it makes me expect a particular story. I agree it needs a hook; I think I'd just read those as two different kinds of title. [re: Would you title an entire podcast episode around its best five minutes?]”
“To this day I have no idea what the expectation was. Or who the stakeholder is. They just said "oh no worries work at your own pace" [re: As a Junior if a ticket takes 2 months to complete should I start looking for a job?]”
“Not sure what the question is here but I've met a few like that in a different company. It's definitely the culture of the business, rather than the profession itself. They didn't come into the business as toxic people. But somewhere along the way they became jaded and frustrated. I'd also suggest reviewing your own biases and language: 1. If you expect every PM you come across to be toxic, it can become a self fulfilling prophecy. 2. If you use very online terms 'Girlboss”
“Yeah if I'm at work I immediately click back, like oh shit did I misread a link?! I'd be mortified if someone saw that over my shoulder in the office. [re: These are the kind of reactions I get when I recommend Anubis to deal with bots at work, what alternatives are there?]”
“OP you can do better? You found a dumpster fire btw. Just resding the prior post for this... [re: Work Confusion]”
“My guy, you are a human. If a failure on your part results results in a huge problem for the company then that is their fault. As long as you are not doing anything malicious, who cares? One failure does not define you as a person. Think back about all the times you did do a good job.”
“That's how I read it as well. I'm surprised how many others seem to be misreading that, possibly just looking for blame.”
“Because I cannot understand other than the fact that I miscommunicated why they thought this required light QA.”
“"The team QA'ed everything but they thought this needed only LIGHT QA. It certainly must have been miscommunication on my part." Why do you think it certainly was miscommunication on your part? Did you tell them to only do light qa? If so, then yeah, don't say that anymore. If they were relying on you to tell them how thoroughly to do their job, then that's an opportunity for improvement in the system not the failing of any one engineer. In any case, the best course of acti”
“I messed up pretty badly at work. I was given a project to handle with a strict deadline, but I failed to meet it. I got stuck on a problem, and none of my attempts to solve it yielded any results. He has put in a good word for me with management and even prevented me from being laid off. I feel like I've betrayed his trust. He's not responding to my texts and calls now. How do I handle this situation? I feel so incompetent and bad right now submitted by /u/NewConsideration43”
“But don’t know how to do the job properly and somehow is the star employee!? The amount of people I’ve interacted with lately that should be “professional” in their job, and aren’t is CRAZY! Is it luck? Do they know someone in the company and they just keep them around? WHAT IS GOING ON!? I’ve been jobless for over a year now, applied for hundreds of jobs even with a admin diploma, and still nothing or the offer is offensive. I’m at my wits end… submitted by /u/poisonousmaggot [link]”