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what's a good answer to placate the c-suite if you're accused of lacking motivation and being unfriendly? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by sarah2653@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37060682

my only motivation to be there is to earn money and my 401k. So many of my coworkers and management feel offended by this statement.

I'm union. Union lawyer thinks this is a management strategy to try to manipulate me.

Cue BS answer for any c-suite that tries making me feel insecure over this:

well, I'm a terrible liar, that's why I'm asking you :D

the unfriendly party might be easy: I'm always friendly and direct because I want to work. maybe that?

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[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Executives act like little kids. They want what they want and they want it now. And they want it for free. Stratagies that can help:

Ask them to prioritize.
You delegate more if there is a work load problem.
Remind them of the work you are doing and have done recently.
Ask for feedback. What your doing well as well as how you can improve. Be open to continuous improvement.
Under promise and over deliver.
Understand business needs and consequences and modulate how much you work depending on real business need. Be willing to go the extra mile sometimes, but pick and choose.
Know what you will and will not do and understand the consequences.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

the feedback thing tends to be unrealistic expectations.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hence holding them accountable and either forcing prioitization or assignment of more resouces.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

oh combined together yeah. I usually respond to that feeback with prioritization although then I get that I can't multitask well enough. You did fine with the three highest priority but what about the other six things.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I frankly would just say that is the priority you gave them. Change the priority or assign more resouces. You pick. One always has to hold management accountable but it has to be done in a nonconfrontational problem solving way.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

they expected more than that. Im never confrontational but if I get the multitask and the expectations were higher crap.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

At some point you need a different job or just make sure your paid enough to justify the BS.