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Yes. This helps build the type of organization YOU WANT TO WORK FOR. Reinforce it. You can't provide material motivation to the business (unless you're also th
by ncr100 3y ago
Yes. This helps build the type of organization YOU WANT TO WORK FOR.
Reinforce it. You can't provide material motivation to the business (unless you're also the company's biggest customer .. heh.) You CAN provide reinforcing feedback to management.
Quantify why XYZ coworker helped.
And if Management does NOT listen, f'em. Notice when mgmt responds in a truly incorrect manner. And vote next with your feet.
- mulmen 3y agoDon’t throw your coworkers under the bus. You may feel this cause is worthy but don’t force others into your crusade.
- ncr100 3y agoWould an example be to celebrate someone who is doing something I think is great, and overlook celebrating others whose work is less my crusade? Or is the point to avoid critiquing coworkers TO management, bypassing seeking feedback of the person first?
- mulmen 3y agoThe point is to talk to your coworker first. You can’t know their relationship with their manager so you could do harm even if you intend to help.
- ncr100 3y agoOk, an unintended consequences scenario? I am interested though, when would praising a coworker negatively impact them via their manager?
- mulmen 3y agoThis has already been clearly explained in the thread. If you care read it from the root. The tl;dr is that you can’t know the relationship between a coworker and their manager. You may desire a world where that’s always productive but it’s simply not real. If a manager is hostile to your coworker and you provide unsolicited feedback the manager could use your well intentioned feedback to sabotage that peer. An example of this is “muulmen went out of their way to solve a launch blocker for my project.” But do you know I’m not already behind on a failed project out of my control but helping in a way I believe best benefits the company? Your unsolicited feedback could be the final piece of evidence that gets me blamed for the delay and fired, even though I helped you and the company. Do. Not. Talk. To. The. Authorities. Speak for yourself. NEVER for anyone else.