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Anglewannabe
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Well, I had a talk with my team lead and it was fairly positive.
I expressed in a polite manner that I needed more space to work alone and explained that I understood if I had questions she needed time to think about it but sometimes it would best if I could do something else while she was figuring it out.
The positive part is she thanked me for bringing it to her and told me she wants me to be happy coming to work and that she is trying to get to know everyone’s work styles so she can accommodate them and we left on friendly terms.
The other good thing is she explained why she acted the way she did (so I know where she is coming from ) and also, I was able to see the impression I was giving her.
The not so good part (which I did not tell her) is I really don’t think she understands where I am coming from and I do believe things may get a very little bit better, but I doubt anything will change much. She is the way she is and I doubt that she will change.
I think it will take a long time for thins to iron themselves out. But I also think it is because she still is not fully trained and half the time she doesn’t know what to do. I really think it is an organizational issue because no one tells anyone what they need to learn and if I don’t know about the existing tools/business procedures I will never think of taking initiative to learn them. But again, that is just an organizational thing.
Also, another point is I really don’t think she heard some of my questions/perhaps I did not phrase them correctly.
Example: I said ‘I think the problem is I am always coming to you with every question and I need guidance on who to go to with which types of questions’ In essence I was asking her to tell me who to go to with what. She answered ‘Oh Angie, don’t worry, I still do that and I am always going to the manager’. So I never got to find out who to go to with what. And I was polite and said nothing because I figured after my honest attempt, if I am getting no where, why beat a dead horse?
But I am glad I spoke up and I am glad that at least I now know she cares.
Angie
I expressed in a polite manner that I needed more space to work alone and explained that I understood if I had questions she needed time to think about it but sometimes it would best if I could do something else while she was figuring it out.
The positive part is she thanked me for bringing it to her and told me she wants me to be happy coming to work and that she is trying to get to know everyone’s work styles so she can accommodate them and we left on friendly terms.
The other good thing is she explained why she acted the way she did (so I know where she is coming from ) and also, I was able to see the impression I was giving her.
The not so good part (which I did not tell her) is I really don’t think she understands where I am coming from and I do believe things may get a very little bit better, but I doubt anything will change much. She is the way she is and I doubt that she will change.
I think it will take a long time for thins to iron themselves out. But I also think it is because she still is not fully trained and half the time she doesn’t know what to do. I really think it is an organizational issue because no one tells anyone what they need to learn and if I don’t know about the existing tools/business procedures I will never think of taking initiative to learn them. But again, that is just an organizational thing.
Also, another point is I really don’t think she heard some of my questions/perhaps I did not phrase them correctly.
Example: I said ‘I think the problem is I am always coming to you with every question and I need guidance on who to go to with which types of questions’ In essence I was asking her to tell me who to go to with what. She answered ‘Oh Angie, don’t worry, I still do that and I am always going to the manager’. So I never got to find out who to go to with what. And I was polite and said nothing because I figured after my honest attempt, if I am getting no where, why beat a dead horse?
But I am glad I spoke up and I am glad that at least I now know she cares.
Angie