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> I guess these things are basically marketing / advertising / BS, and the audience is senior management, hiring managers, clients, etc. You seem like a smart
by darkerside 4y ago
> I guess these things are basically marketing / advertising / BS, and the audience is senior management, hiring managers, clients, etc.
You seem like a smart person. If you don't understand who is reading it and why, then of course it'll seem like meaningless busy work, and you'll have trouble writing it well.
I'd consider telling your manager how you feel, and ask them for help writing these well. Kind of a pair programming session. I bet you'd get a ton out of it.
- tacostakohashi 4y agoI kind of do - I often just ask for feedback on things (more detail? less? happy with the prose or want bullet points?), or work on things together on a screen share where possible, etc. Sometimes people help and provide feedback which is great... but sometimes they don't, because I guess my boss is busy with his own stuff / reports / etc, or if I am writing my own objectives / appraisal for him, then he is in fact the person that needs to be persuaded, or has his own competing interests, etc.
- darkerside 4y agoI think it's less about getting feedback on the work product (how is this good or bad? what should I change?), which is emotionally taxing for the feedback giver. What you want is the context of how it's going to be used (what meeting will this be presented in? what leaders will have access to it? what are the problems these people will be trying to solve?). If you know the answers to those things, and can get a sense of how your boss is working, you'll be able to give yourself the feedback you need on whether your deliverable fits the bill.