work issue
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work issue
Hi, just want to know what will u do? and why?
Say u are new in a company (5-6 mths), u have one colleague (A) who has been there for 5-6 years, but younger than you. U have another colleague (B) who just resigned. Your boss did not allocate the resigned colleague's (B) work. Your boss is a busy woman, always running here and there for meetings and is seldom in the office and has not been communicating much with you since you join the company. However, she has been in good terms with your colleague (A) who has been working under her for the past 6 years.
Will you :
1) leave it and wait for the boss to allocate colleague B's work
2) initiate and ask the boss
Say u are new in a company (5-6 mths), u have one colleague (A) who has been there for 5-6 years, but younger than you. U have another colleague (B) who just resigned. Your boss did not allocate the resigned colleague's (B) work. Your boss is a busy woman, always running here and there for meetings and is seldom in the office and has not been communicating much with you since you join the company. However, she has been in good terms with your colleague (A) who has been working under her for the past 6 years.
Will you :
1) leave it and wait for the boss to allocate colleague B's work
2) initiate and ask the boss
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Re: work issue
If you have nothing to do, hint hint you are available and ableKoalaMummy wrote:Hi, just want to know what will u do? and why?
Say u are new in a company (5-6 mths), u have one colleague (A) who has been there for 5-6 years, but younger than you. U have another colleague (B) who just resigned. Your boss did not allocate the resigned colleague's (B) work. Your boss is a busy woman, always running here and there for meetings and is seldom in the office and has not been communicating much with you since you join the company. However, she has been in good terms with your colleague (A) who has been working under her for the past 6 years.
Will you :
1) leave it and wait for the boss to allocate colleague B's work
2) initiate and ask the boss
If you have things to do, but can take on more, hint hint you are capable to handle more
provided the work is your appropriate level
If you are fully loaded, drowning, ...... pretend you are not aware of anything ....lol
You should also observe what is A doing ? May be 'A' is more junior in position than you even though 'A' has been there for 5 - 6 years ? Then it is up to you to allocate B's job to A ?
many possibilities lar ...
I would choose A because:
1. I maybe too busy to take on more workload
2. I am unfamiliar with the resigned colleague's work (new learning curve)
3. the other colleague may wish to "shine" against me and take on the extra workload (elder make way for the younger)
4. I'm in cruise mode, no need to take on extra work
It really depends.
All the best buddy
1. I maybe too busy to take on more workload
2. I am unfamiliar with the resigned colleague's work (new learning curve)
3. the other colleague may wish to "shine" against me and take on the extra workload (elder make way for the younger)
4. I'm in cruise mode, no need to take on extra work
It really depends.
All the best buddy
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except that people are wary of being seen as "tripod" the boss ...LKVM wrote:If you dont have much work its ok to ask for work from bossKoalaMummy wrote:thanks blurbee and ks2010.
Since colleague A is more senior (in postion) and has been in company longer, know boss better and decide to leave it to the boss to decide what to do, ie she does nothing about it. is it right for you (a junior) to go and ask the boss?
And if your colleague A perceives you as a threat by taking the initiatives, than that is trouble brewing that you may want to avoid. If I were you (and I assume that you are able & willing to take in more workload), I'll act blur a bit and talk to colleague A for his/her opinion first. Since colleague A is good terms with boss, most likely he/she already know something that you don't.verykiasu2010 wrote:except that people are wary of being seen as "tripod" the boss ...LKVM wrote:If you dont have much work its ok to ask for work from bossKoalaMummy wrote:thanks blurbee and ks2010.
Since colleague A is more senior (in postion) and has been in company longer, know boss better and decide to leave it to the boss to decide what to do, ie she does nothing about it. is it right for you (a junior) to go and ask the boss?
After working for a while, I realised that this 'act blur' skill is very impt for office politics survival
Re: work issue
depends on the kind of work, and culture.
sometimes, people can sort this out themselves until someone is hired.
sometimes, people can sort this out themselves until someone is hired.
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Markfch, i agree with you. except that colleague A always say 'don't know' when u ask something. in this case, would you bypass her and go straight to boss.markfch wrote:And if your colleague A perceives you as a threat by taking the initiatives, than that is trouble brewing that you may want to avoid. If I were you (and I assume that you are able & willing to take in more workload), I'll act blur a bit and talk to colleague A for his/her opinion first. Since colleague A is good terms with boss, most likely he/she already know something that you don't.
After working for a while, I realised that this 'act blur' skill is very impt for office politics survival
Yes, in that case I'll have no qualms to approach the boss directly. In worklife, we should be nice and try to be sensitive to other people's perception, but we also should not live our lives in fear (of offending people) right?KoalaMummy wrote:Markfch, i agree with you. except that colleague A always say 'don't know' when u ask something. in this case, would you bypass her and go straight to boss.markfch wrote:And if your colleague A perceives you as a threat by taking the initiatives, than that is trouble brewing that you may want to avoid. If I were you (and I assume that you are able & willing to take in more workload), I'll act blur a bit and talk to colleague A for his/her opinion first. Since colleague A is good terms with boss, most likely he/she already know something that you don't.
After working for a while, I realised that this 'act blur' skill is very impt for office politics survival