My manager is a micromanager and I don't mesh well with a lot of the ways we do things. So I'll try to start a project to make things better for me and I'll mention it or ask if I should continue when we meet. Every single time I get told no after some very fake deliberating from my manager.
I really really need to learn to keep my mouth shut and just do the thing that's going to help me
Without going into much detail, my workplace sells a product that's makes use of an industrial computer that has two regular off-the-shelf hard drives in it. For some reason both hard drives are similar, but were sourced from different manufacturers. We got a notification from the provider that manufacturer B would cease production and proposed us to use two drives from manufacturer A instead.
I had the genius idea of giving my two cents and suggested we accept as it will work, they are just standard hard drives after all.
Now I became the hard drive expert at work, got dragged into endless meetings and being asked the dumbest of questions regarding this change. It's been a year and the change hasn't been approved by higher ups yet.
My wifes sister had their first baby, and I had no knowledge what-so-ever about babies at the time.
She was born with some weird "wrinkely"-ears, which I just thought were normal after they were born, a lot looks funny untill they grow a bit.
So it just came out of my mouth, that I thought she "looked like a little mma-warrior with those funny ears".
Not my proudest moment, since everyone at the dinner table just looked at me at said: "Sometimes you should just shut up bro.."
Didn't know it would follow their daughter for life though, then I would ofc not had made fun of it.
Speaking your mind is good to filter the people you surround yourself with. :) just be careful with your job or if speaking your mind can bring you in serious jeopardy (e.g. talking to homo-/transphobic parents about certain stuff while you rely on them providing you housing)
When I was asked my by colleagues how I did on an exam and told how I was allowed to take it then they went and asked administration about this using my name… won’t trust colleagues again.
20 Comments
funkajunk@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 162d
I live my life asking these 3 questions:
Does this need to be said?
Does this need to be said right now?
Does this need to be said right now, by me?
kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 162d
Must be impossible to interject with jokes if you need to run this every time
NightFantom@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 162d
If 1, then if not 2, when? And if 1 and 2, then why not 3?
In this paper I will ...
Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 162d
Always at my job.
My manager is a micromanager and I don't mesh well with a lot of the ways we do things. So I'll try to start a project to make things better for me and I'll mention it or ask if I should continue when we meet. Every single time I get told no after some very fake deliberating from my manager.
I really really need to learn to keep my mouth shut and just do the thing that's going to help me
mrnobody@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 162d
Better to ask forgiveness than permission!
tangible@piefed.social · 18 pts · 162d
hushable@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 162d
Without going into much detail, my workplace sells a product that's makes use of an industrial computer that has two regular off-the-shelf hard drives in it. For some reason both hard drives are similar, but were sourced from different manufacturers. We got a notification from the provider that manufacturer B would cease production and proposed us to use two drives from manufacturer A instead.
I had the genius idea of giving my two cents and suggested we accept as it will work, they are just standard hard drives after all.
Now I became the hard drive expert at work, got dragged into endless meetings and being asked the dumbest of questions regarding this change. It's been a year and the change hasn't been approved by higher ups yet.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 8 pts · 162d
Can you 'lean into it?'
Sounds like a good way to pad your resume and give yourself all kinds of management credentials.
I may be crazy, but sounds like a plan
overcast5348@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 162d
You're clearly not "hushable".
hushable@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 162d
😭
Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 162d
My wifes sister had their first baby, and I had no knowledge what-so-ever about babies at the time. She was born with some weird "wrinkely"-ears, which I just thought were normal after they were born, a lot looks funny untill they grow a bit. So it just came out of my mouth, that I thought she "looked like a little mma-warrior with those funny ears". Not my proudest moment, since everyone at the dinner table just looked at me at said: "Sometimes you should just shut up bro.." Didn't know it would follow their daughter for life though, then I would ofc not had made fun of it.
davel@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 162d
I’ve learned that I’ll never learn.
Jagarico@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 160d
I started questioning our role in the World War 2 during a history lesson when I was in, like, 4th grade. I'm from Russia.
Twongo@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 162d
Speaking your mind is good to filter the people you surround yourself with. :) just be careful with your job or if speaking your mind can bring you in serious jeopardy (e.g. talking to homo-/transphobic parents about certain stuff while you rely on them providing you housing)
Ryoae@piefed.social · 3 pts · 162d
Enzy@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 162d
Never had one.
tias@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 162d
This would have been a good time to have it
Enzy@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 162d
No thanks I'm good
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 162d
the internets. still learning.
ComradeMiao@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 162d
When I was asked my by colleagues how I did on an exam and told how I was allowed to take it then they went and asked administration about this using my name… won’t trust colleagues again.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
I have ADHD so too many to count really
over_clox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 162d
Yesterday