Timeline for Should I tell my boss the work he did was worthless?
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| Mar 13, 2019 at 9:49 | comment | added | Strawberry | That said, I'm curious to know how scenario A turns out. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 16:26 | comment | added | Battle | "Sorry boss, I was looking for something else. Something that wasn't useless." | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 12:19 | comment | added | rumtscho | +1, this would be the appropriate way of communicating it to anyone, not only the boss, but also everyone else including the intern, had it been the intern who made it badly. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 11:04 | comment | added | agentroadkill | @Luaan admittedly the title is a bit harsh, it just seemed like a better title than “should and how should I communicate to my direct superior that the work he did missed the goals of my project and likely cost the company more money than it saved?” | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 8:40 | comment | added | Luaan | @agentroadkill It's not just about diplomacy (or really, in this case, basic interpersonal skills). It's about actually providing useful feedback, rather than a dismissive statement (or really, in this case, an outright insult). Think about your goals - you're trying to find a way to do your job and communicate with your peers (and superiors) better. Does saying "The work you did was worthless" help that in any way? | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 8:15 | comment | added | JollyJoker | It would probably be good to go through where your understanding of what's needed differs from his. If he has the wrong ideas about how the software works, this will be a problem in the future. There's also always the possibility you've misunderstood something. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 1:19 | comment | added | emory | @BenBarden I am in heavy agreement. I am reminded of this quote attributed to Thomas Edison - "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 18:42 | comment | added | Ben Barden | Also, "worthless" is actually factually incorrect here. OP has already mentioned that part of it saved him a couple of hours of work. | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 17:36 | vote | accept | agentroadkill | ||
| Mar 11, 2019 at 17:23 | comment | added | agentroadkill | You are, of course correct. Diplomacy counts. | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 17:05 | history | answered | Upper_Case | CC BY-SA 4.0 |