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This is in general true. If people figure out that you're good at something, especially if it's something they don't want to do, then you'll be inundated with t

by bmitc 4y ago

This is in general true. If people figure out that you're good at something, especially if it's something they don't want to do, then you'll be inundated with tasks involving that something. This can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how much you enjoy that something.

rahimnathwani 4y ago
> If people figure out that you're good at something I think it's more "if people figure out you'll do their work for them". There's a different between (a) helping a colleague with advice/pointers and occasional hands-on help, and (b) independently completing core parts of someone else's job. This reminds me of this scene from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, as described in https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/218729/Chang_umn_0130E_22010.pdf https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/218729/Ch...: Similarly, in Harold and Kumar, the scene opens with Harold (John Cho) working at his desk and packing up getting ready to leave. It cuts to a scene with Harold’s co-workers, two white men, one of whom, Billy, is bogged down with work and can’t leave the office at five p.m. One suggests giving the work to someone else, and the scene cuts back to Billy’s giving Harold a stack of papers and telling him, “I need you to update those models for me.” Harold responds, suggesting Billy was the one who was supposed to finish the work, but Billy lies and says he has to take care of other clients and doesn’t have time to get the work done. After a long pause, Harold calmly agrees and says, “Yeah, no problem.” As Billy exits the office, his co-worker states, “I’m telling you, those Asian guys love crunching numbers. You probably just made his weekend.”
ilyt 4y ago
Oh, even if you enjoy it *in general( people will try to dump the most unenjoyable part of it on you. I feel like only people that I want to know that I'm good at something is prospective employer/recruiter, and whoever will give me promotion at work.

by bmitc 4y ago

rahimnathwani 4y ago

> If people figure out that you're good at something I think it's more "if people figure out you'll do their work for them". There's a different between (a) helping a colleague with advice/pointers and occasional hands-on help, and (b) independently completing core parts of someone else's job. This reminds me of this scene from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, as described in https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/218729/Chang_umn_0130E_22010.pdf https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/218729/Ch...: Similarly, in Harold and Kumar, the scene opens with Harold (John Cho) working at his desk and packing up getting ready to leave. It cuts to a scene with Harold’s co-workers, two white men, one of whom, Billy, is bogged down with work and can’t leave the office at five p.m. One suggests giving the work to someone else, and the scene cuts back to Billy’s giving Harold a stack of papers and telling him, “I need you to update those models for me.” Harold responds, suggesting Billy was the one who was supposed to finish the work, but Billy lies and says he has to take care of other clients and doesn’t have time to get the work done. After a long pause, Harold calmly agrees and says, “Yeah, no problem.” As Billy exits the office, his co-worker states, “I’m telling you, those Asian guys love crunching numbers. You probably just made his weekend.”

ilyt 4y ago

Oh, even if you enjoy it *in general( people will try to dump the most unenjoyable part of it on you. I feel like only people that I want to know that I'm good at something is prospective employer/recruiter, and whoever will give me promotion at work.