"Poll question: what is your current level of engagement at work?"
where are you and why? i'm also interested in your position in the company.
this poll was inspired by a person at a cookout getting a phone call from their director on the holiday. not only did she ignore the call but she spent the next 15 minutes talking about how crazy the director had to be for contacting her on the holiday...a holiday that she had off from work. cuz if it ain't between the hours of 8am-5pm M-F when she's scheduled to work, she won't answer a call or text about work and she damn sure ain't checking her emails.
it made me think about different levels of engagement. throughout my career i've been in all of the stages listed on the poll...
Poll result (32 votes)
i'm fully engaged. all in. like the Office Space waiter with 37 pieces of flair
blkprinceMD05 Member since Nov 29th 2004 41323 posts
Tue May-26-15 09:12 AM
1. "second option blue, sometimes the first (red)" In response to Reply # 0 Tue May-26-15 09:13 AM by blkprinceMD05
ive been at the lower choices too, ALL at this same job
ive risen in the ranks a bit and i care a lot more now because i get a lot of notice and positive feedback
if i received a call from supervisor on a holiday i would probably answer because it very RARELY would occur, 99% of stuff can wait to the next work day so id assume it was really important
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But only to a reasonable degree. I'd have answered that call bc I rarely get calls from my supe during off hours and I would've assumed there was an emergency with which I could help.
The last raise I got was a dime. The past 2 years, I've gotten good annual reviews and still was told I wouldn't be getting a raise. I don't do anything wrong for them to take any disciplinary action.
My bright side is that I'm turning in my letter of resignation, along with the written warning for being late during the snow/ice issues.
6. "blue with hints of red." In response to Reply # 0
the problem is I think I just gave up on learning anything totally new at some point in the past three years, so while I'm a quick worker and good with cocktails, now that I work in a spot that's got 64 Nebraska and Iowa beers on tap and we're frequented by a lot of Serious Beer Drinkers I find that I'm really not drawn to learning about beer. Not how it's made, not how to describe it, not nothing other than "I like this one, try it".
But when things arise with the cocktails or general service stuff, I'm all over it and pitching ideas all the time, so IDK. Picking my spots I guess. It's just heady at times when one of the other dudes I'm always working with is SUPER into beer (last night he took the only 4 beers home out over 100 we have in bottles he hadn't tried before) and our GM is a certified cicerone, so when they get to talking I'm just so zoned out.
11. "I'm green and a legal assistant." In response to Reply # 0
We are in a satellite office with only 20 people. I have a supervisor here but she's just the assistant who's been here the longest. All the important people are in CAlifornia. I don't go out of my way to keep my attorneys happy at all. lol, I just do what i gotta do and at 5:30 i'm out.
If someone from Cali needs something tho, i'm down for it. That's very rare tho
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MrThomas43423 Member since Jul 03rd 2002 67613 posts
Tue May-26-15 10:19 AM
16. "i never take those calls." In response to Reply # 0
well i'd take them from 1 person, but that's cause i respect her, and trust that she wouldn't call unless he ass was up against the fire. and i care about her ass, so...
but anyone else...my immediate supervisor. fuck that.
and i voted green. --------------------------------------- it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
17. "somewhere between green and yellow" In response to Reply # 0 Tue May-26-15 11:02 AM by Crash Bandacoot
it frustrates me, and i don't like to be frustrated. my level of engagement was high in the beginning but, quickly fell the fuck off. never seen so much incompetence/laziness in one place, makes me wonder wth i'm doing.
18. "Blue but Im the Money lady. BYE n/m" In response to Reply # 0
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21. "Red, but I got to that point gradually. I train CPAs and also " In response to Reply # 0 Tue May-26-15 12:53 PM by soulfunk
train our trainers on how to train CPAs, and people from our company as a whole on how to give strong presentations. In that role I have to be ON all the time, and at least have the appearance of being 100% engaged at all times. The thing is, if you fake something enough it starts becoming habit and you aren't really faking it anymore. I've also seen how much my career has advanced in a relatively short time just from having a strong level of engagement, so that added benefit gives me even more incentive to stay as engaged as possible. At all times.