Choose your battles at work CAREFULLY #business #workadvice

[martinhan]

Diamond of an advice.

If your boss can’t handle your thoughtful contribution, don’t offer it.

Let your boss live with the consequences of their decision. They’re paid to do so.

[DarkSamus]

Never interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake.

[bobfg]

Let the boss get fired. Not your company, not your problem.
As for privately disagreeing with your boss, only tell that to someone that has said something bad about your boss. You will have leverage.

[petrescue]

Ryans advice, at First glance, APPEARS counter intuitive to Good People who CARE deeply about their work product, tbeir community, envionment, being in an optimal employment situation, etc. Dear Reader; please use Ryans EXCELLENT advice to reflect on the Reality of your own specific situation. Ryans DECADES of experience is a wonderful tool to inform your well balanced choice on how to BEST act so you only bear the Consequences you are prepared for😊

[jtixtlan]

This is good advice. Further, don’t even let the small stuff bother you. There will be enough big stuff to deal with.

[bones]

So true. I had a guy who I tagged as having great potential. I went & told him I was going to mentor and give him opportunities to show it & grow. I had an opening and offered him a temporary grow assignment for 6 months. I was shocked when he said promote me first. I said show value & it will happen. He actually got hostile. End of story I moved on to other individual. Year later higher ups layed off and I could not defend. Sad he had potential, but a chip on his shoulder.

[bonnieyates]

I need to leave this one on and listen to it all night long in my sleep until I can actually apply it at work. Not a career - just a job in a grocery store deli in a large greedy corporation with horrible management but a pretty decent union. Although I have survived many upper management attacks, I have lost possible assistance from others because I am a known “troublemaker”.

[thurlravenscroft]

I’m a federal civil servant, I say what I want. It’s a great job!

[fabiolean]

SUCH good advice and I wish I had followed it at my last job. It would have saved me a ton of headache

[Shortstacksandticktacks]

I work in dental offices, and see all sorts of safety violations and fraud. I realized that it's not my guilt. There should be random inspectors and auditors to keep things in check, but there's not. I didn't create society to be like that. If an owner wants my feedback he can either build my trust, or hire a consultant. I turn my back sometimes and never ask questions. I don't want to know what weird stuff is going on and carry that yuck feeling.

[Brotherken]

Very, very sound advice. Thanks Attorney Ryan. You are the man! 👍

[fpeoywi]

Probably the best short on your account. Simple and wise.

[Razgriz]

Thank you, unfortunately I needed to hear this

[DarthWoodrack]

Two rules:
1. Is my ass on the line?
2. Is the action the company is about to take actionably(as in legally, or even a significant enough protest if you make it public) morally wrong?
If the answer to both of these is no, then it’s not your business.

[rikichef]

My work strategy has always been that people I can't stand (even hate) will never know it! My close co-workers know, heck even my boss knows! But I work for a government agency where it's very hard to get anyone fired...so what Ryan said...why put a target on your back? I'm about ready to retire at 57 comfortably, I'm in a job with a salary above my education level (saved a ton of money not getting that masters degree!), and actually like my team (my boss has always made sure I like who I work with because I'm a good employee who doesn't cause "unnecessary" drama).

[mactireliath]

It’s sometimes difficult to tell when a line has been crossed with legal implications, without having to pay a consultation fee. Corporations have become so hostile within the last decade or so it’s hard to know what to fight for

[jennbroich]

Absolutely solid advice that I learned the hard way and now will always follow!!!

[ladyoftheflowers]

And please, dear god, only complain if your issues relates to your protected class or activity.

[Tripilicious]

You need a better boss. I’ve worked with some phenomenal managers who not were not only receptive to advice or new ideas, they actively encouraged their direct reports to share knowledge or opinions so they could do their job more effectively and be a better manager. It’s rare, but decent people do exist 👍

[ddhu]

It just sucks all around. We waste our time at stupid jobs having to bite our tomgues while crappy people do terrible things. We get one go on this planet and we have to do this? Stfu and pick battles bc most woekplaces are toxic? We are forced to spend the bulk of our precious days wasted on dumb jobs, suffering and waiting for weekends only too ne too tited to actually live.