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The words “yes” and “no” are way undervalued as appropriate responses to a question. Me (manager): “Hey Bob, did you and the other team figure out a solution f
by khazhoux 4y ago
The words “yes” and “no” are way undervalued as appropriate responses to a question.
Me (manager): “Hey Bob, did you and the other team figure out a solution for the problem you mentioned last week?”
Bob: “Well, we had a couple of long meetings and went through a lot of issues.”
Me: “Great. Did you come to a conclusion?”
Bob: “Well, there was a lot of disagreement at first, that’s why we spent longer than we intended to in discussions.”
Me: “I see. So did you figure out a solution?”
Bob: “Well, I need to think about the impact now, might need to do a lot of refactoring.”
Me: “Ok, but did… you… agree… on a solution??”
Bob: “Oh. Yes.”
- SkyPuncher 4y agoAs a manager, this is actually a good response. It gives me insight into what's causing problems for my reports.
- khazhoux 4y agoSometimes. Now consider when this individual cannot ever reply directly to any question in any forum, and you even get complaints from other teams that every meeting is like pulling teeth. “Bob, did you deploy your API to stage yet so we can start experimenting with it?” “Well, this version isn’t final yet… there’s a few things I might want to do differently. It won’t be deployed to production for at least another 2 weeks. The whole thing is actually a lot trickier than it seems…” “Bob, is this on stage or not?” “Oh, yes”