That three letter word...
@Wordly1 (470)
Kingston, New Hampshire
November 28, 2015 12:39am CST
Today, I stumbled upon an article in AOL Finances and it caught my interest. It made reference to a three letter word that could be a 'job killer': Try.
It cited an an example: A boss asks an employee to submit a report by a certain time that day; to which the employee should respond...what? When I thought about it, it made perfect sense.
If the employee responds with "I'll try", it might leave the employer wondering if the employee is putting the optimum effort in his/her performance and questioning the value of that person in his organization. However, if the employee responds with an affirmative " Yes sir", it leaves the boss with a positive attitude about his subordinate. Now, in the event that the report cannot be delivered on time, for whatever the reason, it is a lot more beneficial to negotiate for a little extra time and leave the proverbial door open for positive interaction.
What say you?...
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@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
28 Nov 15
I agree with you! As per a psychological study, bosses who give the deadlines to the employees about a task that requires a lot of time, the attitude of the employees is what matters to the boss and his or her support depends on the attitude of the willingness of the employee to get the job done in the given timeframe!!
And I will agree that if a person is positive and is determined to do the work, then even in the case of it's non completion your superiors will never question you illogically, rather they will support you!!
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@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
28 Nov 15
@Wordly1 As I mentioned and as you mentioned too, the attitude is what matters!!
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
28 Nov 15
I'll try to comment in the next couple of minutes but who knows... no wonder I never got my promotion! What this post/comments are saying makes sense to me. I however worked for a "team leader" where the most appropriate response would have been help!Then when that person left was replaced with a "manager". I always thought he was in the wrong department.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
28 Nov 15
bosses prefer yes and can do to i'll try, or i'll do my best which implies a sense of potential failure. - Great to see someone from another city called Manchester by the way. Welcome to Mylot
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Dec 15
i found that if I said yes and we did not get it all done our
manager who had great common sense said okay you all dild your best so we will finish it tomorrow.
@Wordly1 (470)
• Kingston, New Hampshire
28 Nov 15
Thanks. If one has a good dependability score, one is accorded a little leeway when needed..
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
28 Nov 15
I would rather say I would try if I think there is the slightest possibility due to time etc, that I wouldn't have it done in time. I will feel like I failed or like I lied if I said I would and I didn't
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@Wordly1 (470)
• Kingston, New Hampshire
28 Nov 15
I cannot disagree. I guess it's a matter of trying to find the balance between being thought of as a 'slacker' or a 'rumpswab'. In a healthy job environment, an employee should feel free to justify his/her ability or lack thereof to meet a deadline.
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