I work in an office and I am worried I am seen as a trouble maker/someone who complains, and I feel that this is ruining my chances of promotion. I have had 4 instances where my senior manager has had to get involved. The first instance was due to my annual appraisal where I felt the manager who carried it out, had done so incorrectly (there were loads of inconsistencies with her review), the second instance was where items from my drawer were taken without my consetnt. I reported this to my manager and again my senior manager was involved. the third instance was a team meeting got out of hand. Every member of staff had an input but myself and another member of the team were the ones that were repremanded. The final instance happened today - a member of staff had sent me an e mail which I was not meant to recieve, I referred this to my manager who in turn referred it to her senior manager. I know this is long winded but I just wonder if I should keep quiet in the future?
2007-03-20 07:52:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Different circumstances require different responses.
Would I have complained about someone taking something from my drawer? Perhaps.
Would I have told the person who mistakenly sent the email to me, rather than your manager that they made a mistake? Yes.
The result can be you involve people unnecessarily and get the label you fear getting.
Respectfully, being a beginner is when we make mistakes and learn from them.
Good luck.
2007-03-20 07:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can understand how people may see you as a trouble maker as you seem to have treated each instance the same. For example, escalating things to your manager is not always helpful and can be seen as a pain by your manager and as a non team player by your collegues.
Personally, I would speak to the people concerned first.
Hope all goes well for you.
2007-03-20 08:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by browny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a strong mind and a weak manager.
Your manager probably does see you as a trouble maker but it sounds like you are just making a reasonable stand for yourself. For example the email incident your manager should have approached the sender and dealt directly with them.
Not sure about how the senior manager views you but i bet you they think your manager is a pain in the ars* for crying up to them everytime something happens.
If I was in your shoes i'd try and build a natural relationship with the senior boss to establish who you are as a person- could also lead elsewhere ;)
Office work is all about politics i'm afraid lol
2007-03-20 08:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably want you to learn to problem solve on your own. Nothing annoys a manager as much as constantly having to stop their work and get involved in some petty dispute. From now on, address the parties directly involved instead of always going to the top. In cases of harassment, by all means go to the manager, but everything else should really be handled on your own. That shows maturity.
2007-03-20 08:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by Christabelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me like you're just adding extra work to peoples load that they don't need.
So what you got an email you were suppose to get. Why not send it back to the person and ask that next time they check and make sure only the people who need it, receive it.
Deal with things yourself- stop complaining to others.
If someone takes something from your desk- go get it and tell them to ask next time or don't take at all.
Sounds to me like you can't stand up to people so instead cry to someone else who can deal with it for you.
Doesn't seem so mature now does it?
Personally I wouldn't give a promotion to an employee that is constantly complaining- I'd tell them that they need to find a job they can actually enjoy.
2007-03-20 08:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont think you should keep quiet. It seems like everything that has happened has been justified and it seems like you have been right. Maybe just think for a while before talking to your manager next time and make sure it is really something that needs to be discussed.
2007-03-20 07:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by aly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have met with some bad circumstances, and yes, bad attention CAN be worse than no attention. Maybe during your next job eval, explain your concerns to your supervisor, as you have done here, and be sure to highlight any work well done between now and then.
2007-03-20 07:59:00 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the way i see it is that you are not relly loving this job or yours and thats what you should think about because yea you've had your incidents but it'll get better... are you trying..not to mess up..?? cause that's always the case maybe just MAYBE youre tryin too hard..
2007-03-20 08:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by iiSABEL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋