I'm in this picture, but I also learnt over the years that sometimes it doesn't take a lot of knowledge to be the company expert on a topic. It can easily boil down to having asked another company about some information, or having seen something before.
I get called on at work a lot for questions and training on our websites, but i honestly feel like the least knowledgable person in the entire company. It took a few years before it dawned on me that im not called on a lot because of the information i know, but rather for my ability to find the information i dont.
What everyone is missing here is that it isn't just about knowing things, it is also about how you communicate those things and how you present yourself.
16 Comments
zout@fedia.io · 37 pts · 350d
I'm in this picture, but I also learnt over the years that sometimes it doesn't take a lot of knowledge to be the company expert on a topic. It can easily boil down to having asked another company about some information, or having seen something before.
orhtej2@eviltoast.org · 12 pts · 350d
And yet I doubt myself on knowing enough about things I do on a daily basis and have been doing professionally for years 🤷
zout@fedia.io · 6 pts · 350d
As long as you acknowledge your doubt and recognize how good you're really doing your job, that should be a good thing. Just don't dwell on it.
passepartout@piefed.social · 3 pts · 350d
or joining the company under the premise to "self educate" on the topic, resulting in being the only person knowing anything about that topic.
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 350d
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 17 pts · 350d
Worker: I don't know much anything about it.
Supervisor: We know some about it.
Department head: We've used it before.
Board member: People have been using this a lot.
CEO: We have expert for this with years of experience!
nexguy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 350d
"So what do you think about these merger prospects Johnson?"
"Um, did you try turning it off and on again?"
Sprinks@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 350d
I get called on at work a lot for questions and training on our websites, but i honestly feel like the least knowledgable person in the entire company. It took a few years before it dawned on me that im not called on a lot because of the information i know, but rather for my ability to find the information i dont.
miked@piefed.social · 2 pts · 350d
Knowing who to ask has been one of my strengths. I don't know everything but I usually know someone in the company that knows more than me.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 350d
The reality is nobody knows shit about anything.
Enekk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 350d
What everyone is missing here is that it isn't just about knowing things, it is also about how you communicate those things and how you present yourself.
Rooster326@programming.dev · 5 pts · 350d
It's true. I've gone from telling people
To
Has done wonders for my career
ceenote@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 350d
Well, fuckin shit, dude.
dumbass@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 350d
Confidence is key, I know fuck all, but I'm confident as fuck about it.
stinky@redlemmy.com · 1 pts · 350d
miked@piefed.social · 1 pts · 350d
How have there not been more memes about this character?
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 350d
Am I an expert in ? No, but I've been Googling since before Google and can for sure get you some legit sounding answers pretty quickly.
1984@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 350d
Seems about right.