Friday, September 7, 2018

That guy what is the problem: People aren't communicating their blockers.

That guy what is the problem: People aren't communicating their blockers.
Me: Yes. They. Are. From day one, my testers are telling me they are blocked.
That guy: Then they don't understand they need to wait for development.
Me: No. Dev has already happened. They are waiting on migration.
That guy: Yeah, I think that's a communication and misunderstanding of the process.
Me: You said it's that they aren't saying they are blocked. They are. So, what are you saying?
That guy: That they aren't communicating well and don't understand the process.
Me: Yeah, I don't know what that means. You'll need to explain it better.
That guy: If we want to talk for the next ten minutes about it, ok....
Me: You said they weren't mentioning their blocks. They are. From day one. So, if you want to be more specific, go ahead and email me offline.

I give you that guy. He later called new people like children. I intensely dislike that guy.

7 comments:

  1. I mean, maybe someone's not communicating well and doesn't understand the process...

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  2. Have these conversations in front of other people, and then check in with them to see if you’re missing anything // bring them in as allies when pointing out Problem Guy’s problems?

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  3. “If we want to talk for the next ten minutes about it, ok...” is a deliberate insult, in case you weren’t consciously framing it in that context already.

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  4. Tony Lower-Basch I don't believe it is conscious.

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  5. How do you figure? They’re insulting unconsciously?

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  6. Tony Lower-Basch Yeah. I figure the emotional IQ on this one is pretty low. This is the guy that was flaberghasted at why, when first meeting people, I set up a time and honored it.

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