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You should obviously be as nice as possible to people and treat them with respect, but that shouldn't be a prerequisite for them performing their jobs.
by LandoCalrissian 13y ago
You should obviously be as nice as possible to people and treat them with respect, but that shouldn't be a prerequisite for them performing their jobs.
- marcuscreo 13y agoIt's not. They do their job anyhow. But they have 100 things to care about today, do you want to be one of them? And do you want people to perform their job for you, or do want them to care about the quality and outcomes of the work? I want the second, not the first...
- omegaham 13y agoIn a perfect world, this would be the case. Unfortunately, you end up working with people who are both secure in their position and lazy. They can do the job, and you need them to do the job, but they don't really feel like doing it. I have such a person in my own job. She's perfectly capable, but she gives zero fucks and is happy to let it pile up until someone orders her to do her job. My remedy? Show up, in person, with the request form in my hand and say hi. Chat with her, ask about her day, etc. She deals with idiots on the phone all day faxing things and then calling ten minutes later complaining that they aren't done. By showing up and chatting, I get my work pushed straight up to the top of the queue. Personally, I wish that I could fax my stuff in and get my response back promptly. Instead, I make do with what I have. Unfortunately, this leads to my boss calling her my girlfriend and joking about the hot steamy affair I'm having whenever I go over to her office.