Well, change your routine so it involves learning.
Imagine someone asks you to deploy a new server for a project, and you know that in this company, this sort of tasks is done manually. You spend the next hour creating the virtual machine and installing and configuring the operating system. The ...
Hmm, I kind of want to bounty this for the current top answer but it would prevent the close from going through if others indeed agree that it's off-topic.
@ChristopherEstep "I'd like to have a clause in my contracts where I get $100 ..." the worst is when you have a "technical peer" that just wasn't good from the beginning
Can you clarify what are you actually asking? Answers need a question and I'm not really seeing one that's on-topic here. Right now the answers seem to assume the question is "How can I learn when I have no senior colleagues to learn from?". I think that's a useful question but you'd need to edit that in. — Lilienthal ♦11 secs ago
Rereading it, this should indeed be closed in its current iteration. I'm hesitant to make the edit this would need without feedback from the OP.
This is the point mentioned in my agreement regarding acquisitions, but I cannot understand this clearly. Does this mean I'll be forced to continue my agreement with acquired company, or can I relieve from this agreement and leave my job? I have 1 year of agreement remaining.
In the event tha...
@Kaz My thoughts: I have struggled with the official "The Workplace" interpretation of the whole "off-topic due to legal opinion" thing. I don't pretend to understand that interpretation - I see some questions closed that seem easily answered without a lawyer and others left open that I think could lead to big trouble. In general, I think we close far too many questions here.
@JoeStrazzere I agree. The culture here seems to be close first, ask questions later. That, and the word "duplicate" has been stretched so far beyond it's meaning that if I see "duplicate" as a close reason, I skip it.
@JoeStrazzere I agree with you. I used to interpret it far more broadly than I do now. But in this case, how does the question not fall under: "Questions seeking advice on company-specific regulations, agreements, or policies should be directed to your manager or HR department. Questions that address only a specific company or position are of limited use to future visitors. Questions seeking legal advice should be directed to legal professionals"
The confusing part about that question is that the OP is asking a question that shares no context with the part of the agreement he's quoting. The quote only refers to continuance of the agreement's duration (i.e. a change to the agreement doesn't make it a new agreement).
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I'm new to a company and do not have persoanl bonds with my colleagues yet. They are all male and generally older than me. So far, there have been no problems. They are all polite, but still reserved.
The incident
We work on our own, and I finished my duties earlier than th...
@MaskedMan I know, I didn't implied you said it was wrong. I was just adding that this come more often from young peoples that are just discovering the workplace, which make sense.
@JoeStrazzere - Yeah, you saw the underlying reason for me changing the showering question title. I know it'll get to HNQ pretty quickly, but I just wanted to be a gentleman and not leave the obvious click-bait there.
@Walfrat I think it is perhaps an indication of my having become somewhat mature that I don't put a troll question in the mix. It's hard to troll SE, but not impossible. I am also going to demonstrate my maturity by leaving no clues as to what I've deduced.
@Kaz Yeah, I suspected that one as well. But Our old friend "Poonjay" was a real obvious one, speaking like an American Indian from an old westerm circa 1952. I guess he confused himself with which kind of Indian he meant to portray.
@ChristopherEstep Yeah, I thought so too, which is why I responded in chat. Even then, this chat-room is open for all but at least it's not front-of-house.
Even then, I try to refrain from mentioning specific people or questions in a negative pointing-at manner. Can't really assume that interested parties don't look at chat (and don't have higher rep main accounts). I learnt a long time ago not to feel trolls, directly or indirectly.
Although I forget that sometimes, as I think most of us do.
@Pᴇᴛᴇ 3 spam flags deletes the post automatically, no moderator intervention needed. That apart, I know that feeling. :| A number of times I clicked on "spam", but the post got deleted before I could hit "Submit".
General Information
I'm new to a company and do not have personal bonds with my colleagues yet. They are all male and generally older than me. So far, there have been no problems. They are all polite, but still reserved.
The incident
We work on our own, and I finished my duties earlier than th...
@SoylentGray HNQ cannot be an excuse to change the intent of the question. "Coworkers saw me naked" is a problem on a whole different level than "inadvertently used the wrong bathroom".
I was not trying to change the intent of the question. The title did not fit the question I was trying to bring the title inline with the intent of the question.
No that is the problem because the OP used the wrong bathroom. That is a criminal offense in NC :p
And still it does not change the question asked. It just gets rid of the I got naked in the office and everyone saw, click here and see if i posted a pic of it
@SoylentGray Clearly you weren't here during the last US election then.
@SoylentGray No, the question had not asked about legality but about the social aspects of dealing with the aftermath with her coworkers. The NC comment is still petty and irrelevant.
Its not a political dig its a reality. We have to be able to deal with questions everywhere. I dont know what the repercussion in Inda or Pakistan would be. The name is very common there
Well if it happened in NC or anywhere it could be illegal There is the criminal aspect to consider.
But again my big concern was getting the clickbait out of the title because thats all that was
I'm not deleting deleting that message, it seems to be a very real, relevant point. What I am doing is telling ya'll to be adults and not read too much into stuff, and leaving it there for now.
OP is invited to a coworker's house for a party, and decides to use a spare room to change into party clothes. But oops, too bad, the room wasn't a spare room, and a bunch of coworkers walk in.
The question does not change with that title. My intent was never to change the intent of the question just to get rid of click bait. That is acceptable
No, you are creating conflict by bringing in irrelevant topics.
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The OP is not at all asking about whether using the bathroom was "criminal", she is clearly asking about how to deal with the aftermath of the incident.
and it certainly has nothing to do with NC.
or India or Pakistan.
I did not bring any of those into the discussion, so please decide who is creating the conflict.
and I also did not accuse the OP of "click here to see if I posted naked pics".
Anyway, going by the standard advice, I am going to disengage from this conflict here.
Fair point. However, I am concerned about how the OP would see it. Assuming the OP is not a troll, she would think that the community is seeing perverse intentions in her genuine problem.
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TL;DR: We did it, so... yes.
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what do you think, can my memory be one of my major blocks in productivity?
I myself think I do not have bad memory. Of course I forgot things, but it is normal, I am not a computer, I think, and never thought that it can be smth bad. For example my father sometimes says - that my memory is bad, and I think he just does not know what he is talking about, because you cannot remember everything 100% and especially at the right time when you need.
for example I remember things, but I might forget in that exact second that I need to do x, and I simply set a reminder and sometimes I remmeber even without reminder, sometimes only reminder makes me remember to do thing
but my teamleader says often to me things like - "we talked about this". It makes me even angry
so what that we talked about this if I do not remember, give me the info I think
or I had friend who also was telling "we talked about this"
notes, notes, notes. And when you have meetings, follow up in email summarizing what you talked about. "we talked about this" is also a common tactic to deflect blame.
I do a lot of notes, just not eveyrtime I have time to even write, because I got so much information in short time , that I forget instantly till I write down
@ChristopherEstep - you mean I should write an email about what we talked in meeting? I could copy infor which I gathered, but which I did not have time to write, I will not have that info
@ChristopherEstep - also I am afraid that I will look like having really bad memory if I will tell all the time "hang on, I need to write" but I already try to do. Often happends that I am writing live while teamleader is talking, so its very hard to listen and write at the same time
You need to find a way to get it all. There have to be "take aways" from meetings in some form or another. You can't let yourself be held accountable for a brain dump.
From time to time when I ask question about the task, I get answer - "we talked about it in meeting" or "we talked about this before" or similar and only then getting answer.
Lets talk about meeting situation.
The problem is - this makes me annoying to ask question. But to do a task, I first ne...
Well, chemistry has helped me immensely and so when not abused I'm a huge fan of it. Everything I take is prescribed by a competent physician. I'm less a fan of unemployment.
Some medications do have negative effects. That's why there are many different medications. For me, my doctor tried Dexedrine. It caused massive mood swings. I've also tried at least 6 other medications but methylphenidate works best for me. It's a tool
I don't consider it an unhealthy lifestyle either. My BP and weight are monitored, I see GP regularly and get physicals. And because I'm happier as a result of not feeling like an utter failure because of something I can't control, my stress is lower, which IS healthier.
but still it did not fix the problem so that lets say you use it for 3 months, and now you go back to normal - not needing it , I think medication should be like this
Well, I think that's a silly attitude and not based on anything remotely scientific. Everything in our bodies deteriorates as we get older, not because we were treating ourselves.
on the other hand - I have a friend who also has not good memory, his girlfriend tells things like he forgets even that he will have trip to some conference where plane tickets are ordered by company. But he does good in that company. He is electricity engineer. Only difference is that he puts a ton of overtime, sick amounts.
I'd rather have a great quality of life (that isn't shortened at all) because of science (which includes pharmacology) than suffer needlessly so I can say "I'm all natural!!"
Even with ADD, the medication doesn't cure me. It's a tool. It makes it easier to focus and then create systems which work to compensate for it. That's why I say "notes notes notes". I write everything down I can.
I put my keys in one of 2 places always. I try to do certain tasks in the same order. And I try to do things immediately whenever possible because I know i will forget it if i say "I'll just get it after ___ "
Courts speak in writing. When you go to court, whatever the judge says is not really relevant in most cases because it's what he orders in writing. That's where requirements are set.
In business, it's largely the same. Specifications and tasks have to be done in writing in some form. Anything that is a verbal decision stemming from a discussion is prone to be misinterpreted or forgotten
in my experience, people who do not like things done in writing are doing it so they can't be held accountable. It allows them to say "I told you that already " or "that's now how it was discussed".
"no time" is an excuse. If there's no time than things will be left out every time. It's like when people say "we don't have time to test". You can pay now or pay later.
Unfortunately, you can't manage up. You can't fix an incompetent leader. They'll do things a certain way because it works for them without regard how it works for someone else.
I don't know what to tell you. I've worked with 2 or 3 people like that. The only solution was to find someone who knew how to manage. "We talked about this" shouldn't be said. He should be able to say "it was in that email" or "It's in the specs".
Sure you can miss what's written, but when you're unsure of something you can review it. If you're unsure of something that was said, what do you do then?
don't feel bad about it and don't let him try to make you feel bad.
You're listening but you're also being diligent.
'“If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame. But, if orders are clear and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers" -- Sun Tzu
When you have clear specs, you actually get to program. Because without specs you can't break down the tasks. You have to have a way to hold people accountable and you can't do that by expecting people to remember what they hear.
That's not a good reason to edit it (especially considering we don't know everything about how HNQ work).
HNQ exists for a reason (some people don't like it, but it's still here). Edits should only be used to get better answers, and I don't think avoiding HNQ really helps that.
I definitely meant "not" there, but my dumb fingers omitted it
This is the point mentioned in my agreement regarding acquisitions, but I cannot understand this clearly. Does this mean I'll be forced to continue my agreement with acquired company, or can I relieve from this agreement and leave my job? I have 1 year of agreement remaining.
In the event tha...
General Information
I'm new to a company and do not have persoanl bonds with my colleagues yet. They are all male and generally older than me. So far, there have been no problems. They are all polite, but still reserved.
The incident
We work on our own, and I finished my duties earlier than th...
Recently a certain question (Inadvertently used the wrong bathroom to shower. How should I handle this situation? ) had its title edited from
My coworkers saw me naked. How to handle this situation?
for the purpose
to get rid of the HNQ click bait not because I thought the question dese...
TL;DR: We did it, so... yes.
What is this?
Charcoal is the organization behind the SmokeDetector bot and other nice things. This bot scans new posts across the entire network for spam posts and reports them to various chatrooms where people can act on them. If a post has been created or edite...
From time to time when I ask question about the task, I get answer - "we talked about it in meeting" or "we talked about this before" or similar and only then getting answer.
Lets talk about meeting situation.
The problem is - this makes me annoying to ask question. But to do a task, I first ne...
That's not a good reason to edit it (especially considering we don't know everything about how HNQ work).
HNQ exists for a reason (some people don't like it, but it's still here). Edits should only be used to get better answers, and I don't think avoiding HNQ really helps that.
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