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I've been chewed up, spit out and booed off stage. But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cipher.
About once a year.
Notably, I got chewed out by a manager (who was in the wrong) a few years back. I maintained a steady hand and when he finished just blustering, I calmly and clinically articulated how he had no idea what he was doing, had been out of the office for two weeks, was on pain medication, and should probably revisit his opinion once he got his shit together. Then I recommended that he never talk to me like that again.
10/10. Would recommend
As a team but never individually. It was moreso director showing up six weeks in not knowing project and client were a total shitshow and didn’t realize how far behind we truly were until they spent a day on-site so he took it out on us
Been in consulting for 15+ years. Been chewed out on average of once every couple of years. Reduced quite a bit in recent years. Means I’m in my comfort zone. That’s not good either.
If I’m not getting chewed out once or twice a year, this job is too easy
He was literally on high-grade pain killers having recently come off a surgery. I was reminding him that he was definitely not in his best state of mind and should revisit his (poor) position before saying anything he would regret
He was a shitty manager to start with. Ended up leaving 6 weeks later to become a govie
Again, it’s important to keep a steady hand, think critically, and not get emotional. Trying to chew someone out while being emotional never works out for you.
Let me provide some back story. The manager was super flaky to start with. He had taken off 2 weeks (one for vacation, one for surgery). Before he left he called a project planning meeting where we mapped out an approach. He then skipped his own meeting and never followed up.
When he got back from his leave, he ghosted us for three days. We couldn’t find him to update us on status or anything. Then we found out he went straight to the client, and started deviating from our approach that we had agreed to (setting us back several weeks in the process).
I emailed him (cc’ing my team) and reminded him about the approach that we laid out prior to his departure, noted the differences in his proposed approach, and asking for clarification.
He was mad that I put anything in writing. That was it. It was “fucking bush league” that I wouldn’t just call him and talk through it instead of covering for my team. I reminded him that we had all called and emailed him but he was impossible to reach.
I put up with a lot in this job, but I won’t put up with being chewed out by people who are clearly in the wrong. I especially won’t put up with flaky people who aren’t cutout for this work and are trying to make their problems my problem
TLDR: guy was an idiot. Sorry not sorry
What does that mean? 🤔
At least once a year, I get in minor trouble. But a serious chewing out - probably like once or twice in my 4 year career.
@P1 what does pain medication have to do with this? Sounds like the mgr was being an ass to you, but it's generally not a wise practice to get involved with or criticize coworkers for health conditions and treatment.
Good for you ^ bro
Yup by a client but we deserved it.
It depends
Yup.. all the time..
I love how none of the consultants have baselined what getting 'chewed out' means. Context my fellow 🐠
OP how bad is your definition of being chewed out? Cussing? Mama jokes? Threats? Death threats? Ripping up contract in your face?