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One thing I’ve noticed is that people hate giving critical feedback to adults. Often people asking for advice just want affirmation. If asking for advice to tr
by iambateman 2y ago
One thing I’ve noticed is that people hate giving critical feedback to adults. Often people asking for advice just want affirmation.
If asking for advice to truly help with a decision, it’s often useful to clarify that you want their full opinion, not just the PR-approved version of their thoughts.
The average person hates giving critical feedback to another adult.
- drdrek 2y agoVery culture based. In my country giving people unsolicited advice is basically a national sport.
- Panini_Jones 2y agoWhich country?
- hnben 2y agoI don't know about GP, but this is true for Germany at least.
- kzrdude 2y agoEven if it's prevalent doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea. There's always diversity in how people react to it - this is even a reason why some people move countries, to escape such things.
- antisthenes 2y ago> The average person hates giving critical feedback to another adult. The average person isn't qualified or skilled enough to give good critical feedback that is actionable to another professional, unless it's a direct mentor role. E.g. I don't care about my manager's feedback, because he's not technical, and vice versa. This kind of feedback just isn't relevant in most cases, so people just give their "PR-approved" thoughts, because everyone understands it.
- syndicatedjelly 2y ago> I don't care about my manager's feedback, because he's not technical, and vice versa. This is kind of a crappy attitude to have
- antisthenes 2y agoNo, it's just reality. He knows his job and I know mine. If the team accomplishes all goals on time and the client is happy, why does there even need to be feedback? Don't make mandatory feedback some kind of misguided target.
- lijok 2y agoYou seem to have developed an unhealthy negative association with feedback