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> the key thing is that the direct goes first and gets to talk about _what they want to talk about_. How about if the direct has absolutely no interest in talk
by eudamoniac 4mo ago
> the key thing is that the direct goes first and gets to talk about _what they want to talk about_.
How about if the direct has absolutely no interest in talking about anything because they are just trying to do their job, which is going fine? Because that's 99%, maybe 100% of these meetings I've ever had.
- jldugger 4mo agoThats fine, though if you do that forever you'll probably harm your promotion chances. Which, if your goal is just to get by, sounds fine? But generally speaking, it's a chance for you to speak about your work to the person writing your performance review, and get feedback, which may be in short supply otherwise for various reasons.
- eudamoniac 4mo agoI don't know why I'd ever want a promotion, and I haven't ever got one. I did turn one down once. A promotion is like 5% more pay for way more work and a bunch of corporate bullshit along the way. If I want to move up I just change jobs.
- jldugger 4mo agoMy last promotion from level 3 to level 4 was a 50% increase in pay basically, with no change in responsibilities or scope.
- throwaway29473 4mo agoThat’s because you were already working at the next level. Your promotion was just a recognition of that.
- jjav 4mo ago> How about if the direct has absolutely no interest in talking about anything because they are just trying to do their job, which is going fine? Because that's 99%, maybe 100% of these meetings I've ever had. Easy, send a message prior to the meeting "Hey, I have no topics to cover this week, so let's skip it and save the time". Done.