Friday, September 12, 2014

A Treatise to Supervisors and Employers Regarding Planning and Performance:

To whom it may concern:
(I.E. Individuals who have encountered similar situations from either end of the issue in any form of its vagueness, have heard of said situations, or dreadfully worry about even the possibility of said situations)

Insisting something needs to be done by a certain time after the time itself has passed, especially after you have been told that it would definitely not be possible to be completed by that time without altering either the assistance or plan itself, does not change the fact that it was not possible and insisting it needed to be done by that time changes nothing  Having a shocked or worried expression will not make time flow backward to bend to your will, hopes, dreams, wishes, desires, et cetra.  If it was at all possible without altering either the plan or assistance, then those involved would not have said it was impossible without one of those being altered.  If over 60% of the time for a task is wasted through improper procedure planning initially, and it has been reiterated to you that this is the case while those involved are still doing the task in the way they have been instructed, signifies that they are already aware of the time being wasted and have made their case to alter the plan and their suggestion has been denied.  Any failure to succeed in a plan that was ill devised but all parts of said plan were carried out as per instructions properly translates to an error on the part of those making the plan, or at least those who aided in its formation who were unwilling to alter it in any way, shape or form.  It does not translate to an error on the part of multiple people working on the task and still being unable to complete it in the impossible frame of time given.  Even The Doctor would need his TARDIS to do it, and the Flash would need fire-extinguishers on the standby to put out the fires caused by the friction involved with his superhuman pace.  Lacking any adjustment in extending the time, minimizing the amount of steps needed, or increasing the workforce used to perform the tasks, trust the individual who has had to do it before on a smaller scale to proportionally increase the time and workforce needed, especially if one or more have had 2, 4, or gee, even 8+ years of experience in this regard.  They know what they are talking about.

From:
Your skilled and experienced workforce.

P.S.  While those involved may or may not read this and may or may not feel it is directed toward them, this is indeed a general message to any and all who behave in this manner.  If you feel that you are being implied, inferred or otherwise suggested without actual explicit naming or description of your physical being, then perhaps adaptation to a more reasonable outlook, planning and performance would be suggested, though it is just as much your right to ignore said suggestion, pretend it does not in any way actually mean you despite your own initial feelings that it did, and blithely continue through life and employer-employee relations without altering any behavior, attitude, or listening to those who are your best asset when put to proper use.  Perpetual examination of this or other treatises on this or similar subjects, however, typically suggests a conscious or subconscious understanding of a lack in your planning, listening, training or other work-related skills and knowledge base that should be addressed if not with those who are your best asset, then with your fellow colleagues or superiors; Preferably for you, said conversation would be sought out before it is brought to you with unimpressed gazes, scowling vehemence, or utter contempt from those who are either your superiors or higher than them, and therefor in a position to ensure you are dealt with in an unwelcome manner with regard to your continued employment for them.  Thank you for reading however much of this treatise you have gazed at, skimmed, read, absorbed, consumed, or altered your work behavior to accordingly, hopefully in a greater proportion to that which was ignored, passed over, denied, shunned or fled from in sheer terror. 

P.S.S.  To those who have read it who have been on the employee side of the issue, continue on diligently as best as you can, and make it abundantly clear through repeated proper behavior and performance that said employer or supervisor over you in this issue may need to adjust some things when their superior sees your consistent work and questions whether said employer or supervisor over you had more at fault in said situations than you.  It is rare, but it does happen.  Keep calm and be indispensable.

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