Related Posts
someone doesn't give af
What happened at Heat?
Conversation Starter
Additional Posts in Accounting
What is the starting salary for a tax senior? 😅
New to Fishbowl?
Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
I think the autonomy comes as a senior and you get used to it. You can talk to your manager about weekly checkins if you want the frequent meetings to make sure you're on track.
Heard that, I’m an A1 leading engagements and barely talk to anyone but the client. It’s rough out here.
You are not alone as it’s a common thing I hear among candidates. Feeling disconnected, on an island, and just a number comes with the remote territory. Here are some tips I’ve found helpful.
-Go into the office a day or two a week but be sure to invite some friends so they know you’ll be there and won’t be going in for no reason.
-Request an in person or virtual session with your boss and discuss what is something going forward you both or the team can do to connect and drive up engagement. When you set the meeting up, they will naturally assume you’re resigning so you’ll have their full attention and eagerness to do what it takes to increase engagement.😁
-Ask for opportunities to get more in person or face time to learn from others or collaborate as a team.
I know these suggestions put a lot on you doing the initial reach out and while it stinks, I’ve learned in life that you can only make an impact on the things YOU can control or change. However, when others see the effect that you have, they are more likely to take part after they see the example. Most times, coming to the table with a few ideas that are solutions makes a Manager+ more likely to say yes vs just raising your hand and saying there’s a problem if that makes sense. 🙂
I know how that must feel….I was in a similar situation. I kept going, regardless of others, because even just making it routine made it feel a little better than at home every day. It was at least nice to change the routine. But then every once in a while, I would make a call to one of my friends and ask them if they wanted to join me and that worked. And now I feel that many people are coming back to the office again and I’m the one with constant personal appointments that’s making me miss out (lots of FOMO here!)
All in all, my co-workers are so different. Some loved coming in as long as I reached out and said “Hey! Where you at?! Miss ya…how about we meet up next week?! I can come to the office or we can meet up at XYZ and do some work from there.” And some admittedly told me they were lazy and didn’t feel like driving, felt they didn’t want to leave their dog alone at home since they’ve never really been alone for that long, or frankly they are not that outgoing and don’t want to be talking to people. Everyone is so different but I think reaching out to people individually and setting up some one on one time could help 🙂