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That manager in Chicago taught me a lesson about asking for help
About 3 years ago at my first real office job, my boss pulled me aside after I spent 2 hours stuck on a spreadsheet. She just said 'you wasted 2 hours when Connie could have fixed it in 5 minutes, ask next time.' It stuck with me because I was trying to look capable. Anyone else have a moment where someone's blunt feedback actually changed how you work?
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taylor.brooke18d ago
Honestly, that's such a good lesson. Ngl, pride can really waste your time.
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thomas.river18d ago
My buddy Dave spent six months not talking to his brother over who was right about where to park at a family reunion. Just pride over a parking spot, can you believe it?
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zarag1718d ago
My best friend and her sister didn't speak for almost a whole year over whose turn it was to pick the Christmas movie after dinner. Like literally just sat in different rooms on holidays because neither wanted to be the one to say "okay you pick." And the thing is @taylor.brooke that parking spot story reminds me of how pride makes us double down on stuff that doesn't even matter in a week. By the time they stopped being mad they'd missed birthdays and inside jokes and all that time they could have just been hanging out. Its wild how we'll hold onto being "right" even when being right costs us way more than being wrong ever could.
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