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Keep in mind that variant 2 takes an exorbitant amount of effort compared to variant 1. If you're multitasking and have other responsibilities, it's not always
by antisthenes 6y ago
Keep in mind that variant 2 takes an exorbitant amount of effort compared to variant 1.
If you're multitasking and have other responsibilities, it's not always prudent to give every task such detailed attention, especially if it requires you to context switch.
It may work in the army, where you don't really have much creative/deep work going on, but I've seen those expectations fail in the workplace.
- tracerbulletx 6y agoYou can generalize this pretty easily by understanding what is important and what isn't. It doesn't matter how creative or deep you think your regular work is. If it is very important that this person gets to the meeting and you have been tasked with making that happen, then you should be behaving like in the second example regardless. If it's important they be there and you have other work with higher priority and you think you can't do both, then you should immediately communicate that and have the responsibility of getting through to the other person reassigned. If it's not important this person come, then everyone should be fine with a message and if they make it they make it but everyone should know that upfront.