Just got yelled at by a co-worker at a new job and called lazy because after only a month my invoices aren't descriptive enough...I told them i have add but i think that like most people the don't understand it. Just gonna keep doing my best and work on highlighting my good attributes : )

[–] August27th@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When a former employer sent me on business trips, the bean counters would complain that my descriptions for the purpose of meals on my expenses were not descriptive enough, as if the purpose of eating was not obvious. I ended up writing something like "nourishment to remain alive while traveling for XYZ project" out of frustration after that. That did the trick and shut them up. I suppose it was hard to argue that description, because if they disputed it, they'd basically be admitting they were sending me away because they wanted me to die.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

That's a fault of them telling you you're doing it wrong, not telling you how they want it done. I wonder what they actually wanted

It really is bad when people expect you to intuit what they want from you

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

The trick is to either get an example from them of what they think is a descriptive invoice, or to break down your invoice filling procedure into a step by step workflow or checklist.

Someone isn’t necessarily being an asshole, that person has their own struggles, goals and priorities. Managing a condition and someone else’s expectations or their own condition is the hardest part of working together. This is where soft skills help, too