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workaday Tuesday
Apr. 13th, 2021 06:48 am*It's always hard when you start at a new job to figure out who you're supposed to talk to for different things, and to figure out who is the right level of importance -- not so important you're not supposed to bother them, but not so unimportant that they can't help you. (Haha the place I work would say *everyone* is important, but as a minion-level employee I can say with some certainty that that is not true.)
*Also job titles are confusing.
*Both of which lead to new employees sometimes thinking I am more important than I am, simply because of my job title listed in the company directory. (I got one of those super vague titles which was clearly intended to keep me from claiming that anything 'wasn't my job.')
*Which is to say, a new employee requested a meeting with me today to 'review the process,' and I was like, 'I mean, sure, but I'm 99.9% sure I'm not the one you need to speak with.' (To be fair, there is still a 0.01% chance they're right!) I sent them a flowchart. They can have a little pre-meeting homework, as a treat.
*Although it seems to me that they would be better off asking their own team for help, it is also entirely possible that their team directed them to ask someone else. The 'x team would be able to speak to that better than I could' is a popular strategy. (It's useful both for its enormous passive-aggressive energy, and for shedding responsibility!)
*I'm so curious whether someone will tell the new employee that I'm minion-level before our meeting, or if it will be a fun surprise for them.
*Also job titles are confusing.
*Both of which lead to new employees sometimes thinking I am more important than I am, simply because of my job title listed in the company directory. (I got one of those super vague titles which was clearly intended to keep me from claiming that anything 'wasn't my job.')
*Which is to say, a new employee requested a meeting with me today to 'review the process,' and I was like, 'I mean, sure, but I'm 99.9% sure I'm not the one you need to speak with.' (To be fair, there is still a 0.01% chance they're right!) I sent them a flowchart. They can have a little pre-meeting homework, as a treat.
*Although it seems to me that they would be better off asking their own team for help, it is also entirely possible that their team directed them to ask someone else. The 'x team would be able to speak to that better than I could' is a popular strategy. (It's useful both for its enormous passive-aggressive energy, and for shedding responsibility!)
*I'm so curious whether someone will tell the new employee that I'm minion-level before our meeting, or if it will be a fun surprise for them.
