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Which do managers prefer? An employee asking them a couple of questions and sending them an assignment done right or an employee asking them no questions and sending them an assignment done wrong?
Having lead teams of various technical folks for just over 20 years prior to retiring a month ago - I ALWAYS preferred if one of my team members would ask about something that he or she did not know rather than trying to guess and end up with a worthless end-product that would need to be tossed and redone.
The only time I would not welcome questions would be if it was something they asked about before (and were previously helped with) or could easily find the answer to on their own (from existing documentation on hand, but they didn't even bother trying to look it up before seeking help).
As a former manager, I always appreciated questions. I always thought there were no stupid questions, only stupid answers. If the employee asks the same questions over and over again, I would have them write down the answer. That worked for me for about 20 years of supervision.
Having said all that, a lot of these kinds of situations can be weeded out in the interview process. Interviews along with speaking with previous managers helped a lot.
Which do managers prefer? An employee asking them a couple of questions and sending them an assignment done right or an employee asking them no questions and sending them an assignment done wrong?
Reminds me of a guy whose manager called him into the office, told him "I want you to design a way to take off the roll when it's finished, but still have the machine running"
The guy said "Sure thing" and left the office. It took him a number of months, but they figured out how to do it. But he didn't have a clue as to how he could do it. He knew he had to try.
Which do managers prefer? An employee asking them a couple of questions and sending them an assignment done right or an employee asking them no questions and sending them an assignment done wrong?
Depends on the manager.
Some just don't like like having to answer questions. And that's if you're lucky enough to even get a hold of them.
I'm surprised this is an issue. Of course the better option is to ask the question.
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