Harmful advices

Looking through various specialized resources on one of them, I came across a mini-article on the topic "5 signs that you are underestimated at work" and decided to familiarize myself with it. It's always interesting to have a fresh look, isn't it? I will give excerpts (punctuation and style are preserved), and also share my opinion on this matter.

Your opinion is ignored. When colleagues or a supervisor regularly neglect your suggestions, they tell you, "You're not offering anything worthwhile."

Of course, this is an extremely negative manifestation, but this does not always mean a problem in the employee himself, more often the problem lies in the corporate culture of the company itself. There is not a sufficient level of interaction. In addition, there are not many companies that systematically carry out activities aimed at receiving feedback from employees to find ways to improve certain aspects of the business.

You are given only small tasks. Companies need someone to do small tasks, but that doesn't mean that you have to do all the boring chores.

This, in my opinion, is a harmful recommendation, because the tasks for each position are regulated, which means that the employee knows in advance what he will work with. Another question is if there are several employees in the same position, but routine issues are shifted to only one. There are several options here, including the fact that this employee copes with such tasks faster or better and he knows about it. If this is not agreed upon, but "it just happened", it is worth talking to your supervisor or HR manager. Companies with a good corporate culture will pay attention to such a request.

You don 't immerse yourself in the work. If you often "disconnect" from work tasks, perhaps it's all about the inner feeling that you are not appreciated.

My opinion is that if an employee often disconnects from work, then there is an internal conflict in the employee. I.e., he may have a lot of reasons to think about anything other than work. In this case, if the issue concerns the personal life of an employee, it is worth taking a few days off and solving your issues, perhaps working with a coach or in severe cases seeking help from a psychotherapist. If this is a work issue, then it is definitely worth raising this topic with your supervisor. In any case, you need to pay attention to this and, if necessary, work with a coach to more accurately determine the cause and the possibility of its elimination. At a minimum, you will go to the head more prepared and optimistic, which will have a positive effect on the result of the conversation.

You have a small salary. Your salary is one of the main indicators of how much the company values you. If you are given good feedback and constantly praised, but you have had a low salary for a long time, you are underestimated.

Salary is an indicator of what kind of work and how well an employee performs. In many companies, especially in the IT field, now the salary of an employee is coordinated based on the request of the employee himself and not infrequently with the possibility of recalculation after passing the adaptation period and / or after working for a certain time in the company, for example, six months or a year. Also, the amount of salary is affected by the implementation of the KPI/OKR plan, which can be calculated for a department or company, and not for a specific employee. Based on this, I consider this recommendation extremely controversial and question its usefulness.

Your work is being monitored. If the manager constantly monitors your performance of tasks, then he may not be confident in you to give you full freedom of work.

A good manager always monitors the fulfillment of his team's tasks, holds meetings /phone calls, and regularly checks deadlines. Moreover, most companies currently use task managers, as well as software to systematize processes, for example, Jira, YouTrack and others. This recommendation also has a negative impact, an employee, after reading it, may begin to treat the actions of the head negatively instead of shouting in the processes within the company.

? If you are familiar with one of these signals, then you need to talk to management. Remember, you are the one who manages your career ??

An interesting conclusion that the author made from his text. That was the place to start.

In any unclear situations, they are worth discussing. If there is no mutual understanding with a direct person, then try to find a trusted intermediary. Listen to the other side. There is a high probability that in fact they want to give you great powers or career growth, but for this you need to change something in your work or attitude. In addition, in the presence of conflict situations, this approach will allow you to avoid unnecessary emotions and better accept criticism, which means finding a way out of the current situation.

Burn, not burn out!

#HRDHints #badAdvice #CompaniesCulture #WorkLifeBalance #Coach