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I hope my manager rotten in hell!!!!😡😡😡
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I mean…initially I though - that sounds like BS! But, ok…I guess critical thinking skills comes about through experience! If you have depth and breadth of experience you can look at something and say that won’t work because of x, y or z. With breadth you can see that what department a is doing here maybe good..but in terms of the bigger picture…it doesn’t help departments b,c and d.
How to improve them? I’d tell your manager you thought about it and agree (hell, play the game). Tell him you think it would benefit you and the business if he could look at exposing you to different parts of the business and different players within it. If they are unsure…ask them to explain how they think you best develop these skills.
I’d also go back to my very first point…it sounds like BS! Has their comment got any merits? Who is this manager? Are they experienced in managing people? Maybe the best thing is to take their comments with a large pinch of salt and move on. Good luck 👍
Thanks! This person is the Director of HR who has 20+ years of experience at the company I work for. I report directly to them and I have only been employed for 1 1/2 years. I’m not new to HR, but I have about 6 years of experience. However, I only had great hands-on experience training for about 2 years in total. I’ve never come across these situations at my other jobs. Yes I’ve made mistakes and I’m the first one to admit it. I don’t try to hide it or lie but I feel like every time I make a mistake the comment is always “I’d expect someone at your level to be able to do this.” Or “It makes it seem that you are not capable of analytical thinking, which is critical to being successful in this role.” They haven’t offered me any way to improve my skills, they just assume I should know it. So for now I’m passing everything by them.
I plan to come up with some suggestions or ideas to improve but I will also stand my ground. This should not be all my fault. This job is harder than my past ones but it is also still an entry-level position. They can’t expect someone to become an expert overnight. It’s so frustrating when your manager just points out everything you do wrong and doesn’t offer positive feedback or even suggestions/tips. I need them to show me how they do it because they too started at the bottom and worked their way up.
Lots of great resources on line. Depends on where you're at currently and what you envision the outcome to be. I'd start by simply googling 'how to improve critical thinking skills' and see where that leads you.
I just stinks because I’ve done this work before. Benefits and FMLA are not new to me but managing time cards and making sure the managers are all in the loop has been a struggle for me. Like, I understand what the big picture is but I’m having a hard time connecting all the dots. Sometimes I say the wrong thing or most often I forget a step. Every situation is different and most of the time I’m using my best judgement. But I have a hard time thinking things through, like thoroughly. This job is more detailed oriented than I was anticipating. I’ve explained that my last job was vastly different and that didn’t give me the sort of expertise that they expected me to have. Based on the job description I have done pretty much everything but their level is so different. I can’t really find the words to describe it (which is so frustrating!). I know I can do the work but it will take time for me to really develop an analytical mind.
LinkedIn learning has some good resources. Check out Degreed as well
I will thanks!