RE: Your frank opinion

From: Shockey, David <DShockey_at_jwrinc.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 08:15:59 -0500
Message-Id: <10520.107861@fatcity.com>

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True, but the downside risks probably outweigh the upside potential in most cases. Many people don't like to hear bad news, especially when it could reflect badly on them.

-----Original Message-----
From: sean.hull_at_pobox.com [mailto:sean.hull_at_pobox.com] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 6:56 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Your frank opinion

On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Shockey, David wrote:

> When considering an action such as yours remember this: Perception is > reality. Instead of being known as the hero who slayed and ogre manager on

> his way out you may become known as the problem employee who got his boss
> fired. The boss who was the father of three and active volunteer at the
> local soup kitchen.  It doesn't matter if it isn't true if it is what

people
> perceive.

David:

It's actually possible to discuss/convey where you are at without telling them off, as much as you might want to. Remaining calm and professional, but still discussing the difficult, challenging, or otherwise disorganized environment will convey all the more how professional and mature you are. An even better recommendation might come out of it.

Sean

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True, but the downside risks probably outweigh the =
upside potential in most cases.  Many people don't like to hear = bad news, especially when it could reflect badly on them.

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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Shockey, David wrote:


> When considering an action such as yours =
remember this: Perception is
 > reality.  Instead of being known as the =
hero who slayed and ogre manager on
 > his way out you may become known as the problem =
employee who got his boss
 > fired. The boss who was the father of three and =
active volunteer at the
 > local soup kitchen.  It doesn't matter if =
it isn't true if it is what people
 > perceive.  


David:


It's actually possible to discuss/convey where you =
are at without telling
 them off, as much as you might want to.  =
Remaining calm and professional,
 but still discussing the difficult, challenging, or =
otherwise disorganized
 environment will convey all the more how =
professional and mature you are.
 An even better recommendation  might come out =
of it.

Received on Tue Jun 06 2000 - 08:15:59 CDT