Shut Up Already!
Meh. That’s why I have blog. To pompously write about anything I damned well feel like. But I’m learning to say very little at work till it’s like pulling teeth.
Read this article at Kiplinger’s about learning the value of saying less at work.
I used to think it was my job to help my superiors make better decisions by presenting all the information. Now in my older age, I know that they don’t actually care. It’s actually rather disheartening to find that senior management at some firms would rather be manipulated by their juinors than actually be told the truth about what is going on. It’s pretty sad.
So don’t be so fully honest. Omit stuff or else get a bad rap for being a gasbag. *shrug* Pretty sad state of the world if you ask me. And people wonder why there is an ethics problem. I’ve been counseled at several jobs to be less forthcoming with information. And when I do hold back information, I get yelled at. It’s really a no-win situation.
Saving Simply wrote:
That’s right! Tell ‘em like it is!
Posted on 18-Apr-07 at 8:11 pm | Permalink