One Thing I've Learned Working Full-Time... (Do You Agree or Disagree?)

[MR. SNIFLES]

PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE LIKED BY YOUR SUPERVISOR. YOU DON'T GET IT UNTIL YOU BECOME ONE.

I CAN TEACH MOST PEOPLE HOW TO DO THE JOB. I CAN'T TEACH YOU HOW TO CARE OR HOW TO BE A GOOD PERSON. I WOULD RATHER MICROMANAGE A COACHABLE PERSON OVER SOMEONE IS GOOD BUT GIVES ME ATTITUDE WHEN I ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Somewhat true.

I think ya'll underestimate how your energy contributes to the work environment.

People have to spend a lot of time at work regularly. Who wants to come to work and deal with a funky coworker?

I promote usually based on personality and how well you communicate. I don't care how good you are at your job if you're an a$$hole or no one wants to deal with you.

 

[Zero]

I think it is. Of course you can't be absolutely devoid of likeability or competence. You're 100% going to get fired. But I'd rather work with less competent people that I like on annoying subject matters, than work with unlikeable people that are perfect on something I like doing.

If your great at your job and everything is a fight because you "know" better, i'm not working with you

For context, I work as a software engineer

Talk to em

 

[Silkk]

Yeah, The opposite only applies in sports

 

[Deltron]

being liked is more important than being competent at your job

for example, if it came down to it, the incompetent but well-liked co-worker is a lot more likely to be kept than the person who's great at their job but who no one really likes. I've seen it time & time again, the competent worker being let go for reasons while the incompetent morons continue to fail upwards because they are well-liked. I find that to be a shame. I've worked with a bunch of people who were great at their jobs but were introverts, kept to themselves and didn't engage in any extracurricular activities that either left or were let go. it just makes the work environment tougher when the people full of knowledge leave and you're stuck with morons who have no idea what they're doing job-wise but can hold conversations and make people laugh. I feel like it doubles my own workload

that ties into ass kissing too.

last job i had, this c*nt wasn't well liked by her peers, but she kissed ass to management and they love her....but bytch is dumber than rocks....she "helped" get a coworker fired...a coworker who was tight with the owner and knew as much as he did...but bytch was jealous and started spreading bullshyt and ass kissing the new bosses...then she was trying to get me and a few others fired cause we were tight with the person she got fired.

 

[Vandelay]

You have to be semi-competent and well-liked.

 

[Windows 91]

Its true in my own experience. As long as someone has a good attitude and is pleasant to be around, you can work with them. They can always build that competence up over time.

Some of the best teammates I've ever had weren't always the strongest technically, but they were chill and fun to be around.

 

[Chrishaune]

Most people have to make sure they have a skill that's needed so it doesn't matter whether somebody likes you or not.

You will run into people that don't like you in your life.

 

[SuaveyBoi115]

It depends on the job honestly.

Teacher/Coach: More likable

Doctor: More competent

Airplane Pilot: More competent

Salesman: More likable

Lawyer: More competent

Nurse: Idk but I'm leaning more towards likable

 

[UpNext]

Naw you gotta at least be okay at what you're doing. I never seen someone who was ass but likeable get promoted. Maybe they were average/mediocre talent wise or whatever, but they could at least do the work to an acceptable level and were reliable.

 

[maxamusa]

You better learn to be a team player OP; AI coming for that ass

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

Likability not only matters in the office, it’s usually the only reason they let you in that mother fukker.

Merit based systems are rarely used nowadays. That shyt is ancient now.

The concept of an office isn't even the same. You see my first post considered online interaction cuz that's basically what the office has been these days. If you got in the door since then it was all skill and work product, no ass kissing. We barely even speak outside business conversation and ain't no dap fishing in teams lol