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The next stage in personal growth is to help others grow more competent and learn to delegate. That means you can then focus on the stuff only you can do.
At least that’s what I’m learning.
That requires people who are willing/able to learn. I have put together so many documents detailing a procedure with clear instructions and screenshots and still have coworkers who can’t figure it out. Hell, the number of people who can’t run a goddamned script to do it for them ( also with instructions and pictures!!) is also too goddamned high!
Been there too. The advantage of writing the document though is that it means you can point people to it at least.
Yeah, but you and I both know you’re still going to be holding their hand 30-40% of the time anyway…
Better than 100% at least, I guess.
People are too non-confrontational. From experience, you have to mention this is impacting your other work to them cc’ing boss or verbally in stand-up, particularly if you’ve already documented what they have to do
On one hand, fair.
On the other hand, this is what the real skill of leadership is - getting people to care.
That’s called “doing management’s job”
There is an old maximum of leadership that is:
“If you want something done give it to your busiest person”
On the bright side being indispensable makes me impervious to layoffs.
Yeah you just get to do the work of 3+ people as others get laid off and the workload shifted to you, until you can’t actually manage to keep up and then either get laid off or quit…
Yeah that’s true. Never said anything about being happy. Or it being sustainable. Sometimes it’s all you can do to survive.
I refer to this as “the curse of competence”
Or, as I like to refer to it, The Curse of Competence
I used to think I was an idiot, that everyone around me knew what they were doing and I didn’t.
Later I joined the work force and I now I kind of wish I was an idiot because no one seems to know what they’re doing and that is existentially dreadful.
This is why I turned down promotions.
In my neighborhood, I’m the backup for the backup DIY guy, but people are starting to see where I specialize in, so eventually I will start getting jobs that the others can’t do as well. Soon I will be the specialist for certain things.
Grated by my own doom (into nothingness).
much like everyone else is incompetent
