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re: Is "sandbagging" the key to success in life?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:29 am to AllDayEveryDay
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:29 am to AllDayEveryDay
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Be good at your job, but not so good that you can't be promoted
Guilty AF!
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Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:40 am to USMEagles
I learned this lesson the hard way at my job. For years I worked hard and put in extra hours to get shite done, but the “shite” on my plate never got less. They will feed you as much work as you can handle and then some. If they will never let you “get ahead,” there’s no point in trying to.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:42 am to jamiegla1
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Perception management is every bit as important as the job you do
Perception management is more important. Usually the guy that is fun at golf tournaments and does marginal work gets promoted ahead of the quiet guy busting arse.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:50 am to USMEagles
Under promise, over deliver. Always.
ETA someone beat me.
ETA someone beat me.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 6:52 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:52 am to USMEagles
My wife went to the ATM one day (used my card and PIN) and came back with a receipt and said "were not broke, why do you keep saying were broke"...
I responded "if I wouldn't, we would be"
Works for me...
I responded "if I wouldn't, we would be"
Works for me...
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:54 am to Jon Ham
We must work in the same department at the same company for the same manager with the same stakeholders.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:11 am to BurtReynoldsMustache
In government work, this is an art form.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:13 am to USMEagles
Sound like a lot of hassle. I just do what I want. People can take it or leave it.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:20 am to USMEagles
When I was a swimmer it was fun to sandbag and play with other people, think they’re doing well and then take off and blow them away. Strong silence/stay in your own lane is the way I go and never volunteer for any leadership role or “committee”. Just do well at your job and provide for family is all I care about. I’m lucky that all my work stays at work... only work 3 days a week and don’t have to take any BS home
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 7:22 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:23 am to USMEagles
So, low expectations and mediocrity are what you're striving for.
Sounds like a fun way to live-------
Sounds like a fun way to live-------
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:24 am to USMEagles
I always act a little clueless when first meeting someone to see if they’re the type of person that will try and take advantage.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:26 am to USMEagles
Sandbagging sounds exhausting.
The one thing I want and expect is realism.
I can’t make good decisions without accurate information. And other people need to know what I can produce and when.
If that isn’t good enough. Then I’m in the wrong job.
The one thing I want and expect is realism.
I can’t make good decisions without accurate information. And other people need to know what I can produce and when.
If that isn’t good enough. Then I’m in the wrong job.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 7:29 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:27 am to USMEagles
I see you never learned to say NO to people.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:28 am to USMEagles
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:39 am to Lima Whiskey
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Sandbagging sounds exhausting.
The one thing I want and expect is realism.
I can’t make good decisions without accurate information. And other people need to know what I can produce and when.
If that isn’t good enough. Then I’m in the wrong job.
I support sales people in a technical capacity (sales engineer). They all want everything NOW, regardless if it's actually deserving of that priority or not, so they can close their deals. I always build a little extra time into whatever timelines I give because then if I get delayed nobody's breathing down my neck.
It's just managing expectations. Best case: I finish quicker, worst case: I deliver on time.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 7:42 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:53 am to USMEagles
I think sandbagging as a concept is different from "give an inch they'll take a mile." Wouldn't sandbagging be something like asking questions you already know the answer to of your boss just to hear their answer and acting like you're learning, so everyone thinks your slightly an idiot or something then at the chosen time you drop some sort of work product or move that is 10 steps beyond what all the people who think you're dumb could have done?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:54 am to RougeDawg
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Usually the guy that is fun at golf tournaments and does marginal work gets promoted ahead of the quiet guy busting arse.
Sad but true. We’ve got our fair share of trophy-hires where I work
This post was edited on 4/9/21 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 4/8/21 at 7:56 am to Ben Hur
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This strategy could work with a kid, but not with a wife.
We would probably have a lot fewer bratty kids if people parented this way.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 8:42 am to Lima Whiskey
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Sandbagging sounds exhausting. The one thing I want and expect is realism. I can’t make good decisions without accurate information. And other people need to know what I can produce and when. If that isn’t good enough. Then I’m in the wrong job.
I agree. Be a man and hit a homerun every time you step up to the plate. Let the betas purposely make poor decisions and act like a clueless dumb blonde
Posted on 4/8/21 at 8:46 am to USMEagles
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Usually the guy that is fun at golf tournaments and does marginal work gets promoted ahead of the quiet guy busting arse.
Sad but true. We’ve got our fair share of worthless trophy-hires where I work
Man y'all are all over the place. Everyone knows it is who you know not what you know. Whoever is your superior, find their superior and kiss that sweet taint. Find the biggest dong in the room and get to suckin poppa..no homo. Seriously though, nobody cares about your "hard work" or "busting your arse" If you aren't befriending your boss then you will go nowhere.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 8:49 am
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