Though the years, I have learned to sometimes plow ahead on things, for various reasons. In this instance, I am only talking about certain circumstances, such as when I am getting instructions from someone on something that I am not familiar with. When left with the option of sitting and waiting to be told the next thing, I would rather do the former. , I would rather do the former. Now it seems to me that a linear would rather you make a guess (and not wait for each and every instruction), however it seems to me that making the wrong guess does not sit well either.
I don’t like making guesses when I have absolutely no idea what is being done. However, I also know that when I just wait to be told the next step, people tend to lose patience, because I am waiting to be told what to do. I feel screwed no matter which direction I take.
Like right now, I’m installing stuff that I know almost nothing about. I don’t want to just sit here and wait for the person to come back to my desk, because I am then not helping myself and I feel like I come off looking like a bit of an idiot. If I didn’t follow the instructions the first time, usually because I didn’t understand them well enough, then I’d rather not have to ask for them again. People have a way of getting a look of consternation when things have to be repeated. Its mild annoyance when directed at children and the look becomes even less pretty when directed at adults that ‘should know better’.
It’s very exasperating when I am struggling to figure out something and I completely miss the easy method to complete it, and someone else has to point it out to me. I don’t know if they are thinking that I’m an idiot or not, however I do and I’m sure that the person is probably very unsure of me at times. Sometimes, it’s like I’m that pet that you are trying to steer to the dropped piece of meat on the floor and all they do is keep looking at you.
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