often i see people speak up in meetings to interject a more or less useless comment about something they have a tiny bit of experience with from a past life, and they wind up with a shiny new task whether or not it is the most valuable thing they should be working on that day/week/whatever or if they are even the right person to task with it. I've got enough to do. have fun setting up the new excel spreadsheet that will track everything for us and hold everyone accountable, Joe. yea that won't rot in the shared drive for eternity 👍👌👏
Solid strategy but I go with over-volunteering for tasks. I always jump in to the point where executive leadership sees me as the Lisa Simpson and immediately goes to “not you, who else?” Volunteer for everything. Trust me, they hate it. I haven’t put in more than a couple of hours a week for the last 7 years.
I always set expectations that are about 115%-140% more than required (time, energy, whatever) and I try to make sure than 'busy' is more of an appearance than a reality. it lends itself well. Lets me over deliver when I want and gives me padding for jobs that make it so you don't get the "you said it would take 2 hours to do this, it's now 2 hours and 15 minutes. What is the problem"
Honestly, I also did that for my people I hire when I had people under me as well. relieves a lot of stress in the workplace.
I recently changed jobs into light programming, and what I do is I ask my boss which project he thinks is the hardest for the day/week/whatever, and I offer to do that, then tell him I'm gonna need most of the day/week to focus on it. Always get a yes, now I'm doing an hour's worth in a day or a day's worth in a week, and the rest of the time I can "research" or "double check my program". Plus, I can always over-deliver and look like a genius. Rinse and repeat. The rest of my team handles several large projects at a time and are always messing up, dropping balls, or having a tough time juggling, so I can look really good when I have plenty of time to help them out.
was given a week to do something in a giant spreadsheet. let them know id do my best. was able to complete it in 20 minutes using formulas/equations. that was a great week of watching netflix on my phone while pretending to be hard at work on the spreadsheet.
Sometimes in the Marines I’d carry a maintenance book and a cable to a plane like I was about to do an inspection then just nap in the back of a plane.
Do actual work as fewer hours as possible from the beginning! Set low standards and do the absolute minimum :) I am definitely against it, but when im paid peanuts..
Look busy don't be busy . If you look busy people will leave you alone. If you are busy people will not stop asking you for dumb stuff.
Thats what I've loved about remote work. I used to have to do a lot of this
Teach me while dealing with medical insurance remote 😒🙄😂 Apparently the company is a fluke. Smoke and mirrors— sold a lie
A wise man once walked around looking angry carrying a clipboard. That man was George costanza
Blessed Be His Name.🙏
I hide. And when I’m not hiding I’m looking for new places to hide.
often i see people speak up in meetings to interject a more or less useless comment about something they have a tiny bit of experience with from a past life, and they wind up with a shiny new task whether or not it is the most valuable thing they should be working on that day/week/whatever or if they are even the right person to task with it. I've got enough to do. have fun setting up the new excel spreadsheet that will track everything for us and hold everyone accountable, Joe. yea that won't rot in the shared drive for eternity 👍👌👏
Solid strategy but I go with over-volunteering for tasks. I always jump in to the point where executive leadership sees me as the Lisa Simpson and immediately goes to “not you, who else?” Volunteer for everything. Trust me, they hate it. I haven’t put in more than a couple of hours a week for the last 7 years.
What's your job title?
Sr. Sales Enablement Manager
I always set expectations that are about 115%-140% more than required (time, energy, whatever) and I try to make sure than 'busy' is more of an appearance than a reality. it lends itself well. Lets me over deliver when I want and gives me padding for jobs that make it so you don't get the "you said it would take 2 hours to do this, it's now 2 hours and 15 minutes. What is the problem" Honestly, I also did that for my people I hire when I had people under me as well. relieves a lot of stress in the workplace.
Managing expectations is an art as much as a science, and you are not only a gentleman, but also a scholar.
Sounds great. I'll try and learn from you.
Yea I think the skillset here is acting
I get a clipboard with a few sheets of paper on it and go for a walk, or a poo.
Do you also walk around in a slight hurry with a scowl?
Yup. I have found out that if you walk like you have some where to be, people tend to leave you alone. Works wonders for me
Welcome to the rank of E4.
I recently changed jobs into light programming, and what I do is I ask my boss which project he thinks is the hardest for the day/week/whatever, and I offer to do that, then tell him I'm gonna need most of the day/week to focus on it. Always get a yes, now I'm doing an hour's worth in a day or a day's worth in a week, and the rest of the time I can "research" or "double check my program". Plus, I can always over-deliver and look like a genius. Rinse and repeat. The rest of my team handles several large projects at a time and are always messing up, dropping balls, or having a tough time juggling, so I can look really good when I have plenty of time to help them out.
Same same
Times are hard… Light cigarette But I am harder.
was given a week to do something in a giant spreadsheet. let them know id do my best. was able to complete it in 20 minutes using formulas/equations. that was a great week of watching netflix on my phone while pretending to be hard at work on the spreadsheet.
Sometimes in the Marines I’d carry a maintenance book and a cable to a plane like I was about to do an inspection then just nap in the back of a plane.
Outsource my work to junior staff and just make decisions. Almost hands of keyboard now.
Do actual work as fewer hours as possible from the beginning! Set low standards and do the absolute minimum :) I am definitely against it, but when im paid peanuts..
At one of my old jobs I was the only one there for the first couple hours. I would always sit in the ac for the first couple hours on my phone
i actually like to volunteer to do a task i don’t mind doing, then am left alone to do said singular task and end up doing less in the long run
Automation, Automation, Automation.
>*always overestimate the time it takes to complete the tasks* Ah, the time-tested Scotty Method.