Re:Performance Reviews Are a Waste of Time
by s73v3r_ on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @04:14PM
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"It's not about reading minds, it's about taking the initiative to make things better or get things done without specifically being told what to do."
And how do I know I won't be yelled at or punished if I happen to get this wrong?
More importantly, you're not in a hierarchical power relationship (probably) with your spouse. And at some point after management has demanded some amount of initiative and workers have implemented some amount of things on their own initiative (which is another barrier), there's a big question of why there's a manager at all, or at least why they get paid more.
And there is a big difference between people that can and people that can't.
If your significant other reminded you to go to the grocery store, would you get a general idea of what she wanted and go get a bunch of stuff you know y'all need, even if it isn't on the list? Or would you only get the exact things she wrote on the list and nothing else, even though if you applied some initiative you'd realize that she wanted to make pancakes and she forgot to put milk on the list so you go ahead and grab the milk also.
It seems obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people stick exactly to the list and don't take that initiative.