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So you expect persons to write a personal user manual. Have you seen what happens to normal docs? And who has this complete picture of oneself that is not obsc

So you expect persons to write a personal user manual. Have you seen what happens to normal docs? And who has this complete picture of oneself that is not obscured by the lies that we tell about ourselves? The self-deception and the imposter syndromes that we foster? I guess these manuals will be outdated sooner than the regular docs - and if your staff has time on their hands to write and maintain them, you might be running an adult daycare center!

flir 2y ago
Suspect the real purpose is a form of personal marketing. It's going to end up chock full of resume-style "I am a bright and receptive person, able to communicate well with people at all levels. I use my own initiative and I am flexible in my approach to work duties" boilerplate. Anyone who provides useful information, eg "I'm at my best in the mornings, try to catch me then, oh and dumb down the technical language a bit" is, frankly, a moron.
- p_l 2y ago
  Why is anyone honestly providing useful information a moron? At least if the "PUM" is in private context.
  - knallfrosch 2y ago
    As mentioned, people have an incentive to lie. Who's going to write "I just fake being online the first and last 2 hours every day, so don't bother" or "I never understood our database" or "I get emotional all the time" or "I reverse manage"? People will say they welcome direct feedback and would love to have focus time, what else?
  - flir 2y ago
    > At least if the "PUM" is in private context. Surely it would available, at an absolute minimum, to anyone within the org who is going to communicate with you, otherwise what's the point?
    - p_l 2y ago
      By "private" I meant "not on public internet and in view of automated systems and their recruiter lackeys"[1] ;) [1] I've met good recruiters, but sometimes it feels like automated systems are taking over and running roughshod over people, including recruiters.

flir 2y ago

Suspect the real purpose is a form of personal marketing. It's going to end up chock full of resume-style "I am a bright and receptive person, able to communicate well with people at all levels. I use my own initiative and I am flexible in my approach to work duties" boilerplate. Anyone who provides useful information, eg "I'm at my best in the mornings, try to catch me then, oh and dumb down the technical language a bit" is, frankly, a moron.

p_l 2y ago
Why is anyone honestly providing useful information a moron? At least if the "PUM" is in private context.
- knallfrosch 2y ago
  As mentioned, people have an incentive to lie. Who's going to write "I just fake being online the first and last 2 hours every day, so don't bother" or "I never understood our database" or "I get emotional all the time" or "I reverse manage"? People will say they welcome direct feedback and would love to have focus time, what else?
- flir 2y ago
  > At least if the "PUM" is in private context. Surely it would available, at an absolute minimum, to anyone within the org who is going to communicate with you, otherwise what's the point?
  - p_l 2y ago
    By "private" I meant "not on public internet and in view of automated systems and their recruiter lackeys"[1] ;) [1] I've met good recruiters, but sometimes it feels like automated systems are taking over and running roughshod over people, including recruiters.