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"Communication" issues is a catchall b.s. reason rarely used for legitimate reasons. Whenever i hear it my b.s. radar sounds and I instantly suspect the person
by jarsin 10y ago
"Communication" issues is a catchall b.s. reason rarely used for legitimate reasons. Whenever i hear it my b.s. radar sounds and I instantly suspect the person claiming another has communication problems as trying to undermine them...throw them under the bus etc.
The reason being is its an abstract issue that is hard to define or fix.
Have them clearly define the "communication" issue that led to the person getting fired.
- gmarx 10y agoIt is often used this way similar to the word "unprofessional". But, in the context of a manager of a muti-continent team could be quite legit and easy to define in more detail
- jarsin 10y agoYes it can be legitimate but it's my belief that true "Communication" issues are not that difficult to address. Such as, the team is all over the place you need to do daily standups to get everyone on the same page. Once the actual issue is defined if the person then does not take simple steps to improve "communication" then at that point they are more in the category of insubordinate, incompetent etc.
- gmarx 10y agoI disagree. I have encountered many managers whose main problem was expecting that people could read their minds and/or valuing ambiguity so they could change their minds frequently. One of them referred to this as a positive, the ability to "operate in the grey zone". I call it the "I don't know WTF I'm doing zone". The poor communication makes it seem like the fault lies in the subordinates