Timeline for Is it rude to email a coworker that I expect him to do something?
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| Jul 14, 2016 at 15:20 | comment | added | Jon Story |
I feel the need here to emphasise 1 on 1... whether you manage someone or not, you should never make public the fact that you feel someone else has under-performed. That's terrible management/workplace etiquette (delete as appropriate depending on whether you're their manager)
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| Jul 14, 2016 at 6:31 | comment | added | user52862 | I would say the main thing that made this inappropriate would be the CCing of the feedback to 10 other people. Feedback should be at most sent to the employee and their 1-up. Regardless the tone as said above could have been much better. In regards to the tone it would have been best to remove yourself from the feedback. Refrain from using "I" statements if you can; stick with "Can you? Would you?" etc. Otherwise it can sound like it's about you rather than the actual issue. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 19:14 | comment | added | DLS3141 | I find that I get better results by phrasing whatever work needs to be done as a request for help rather than a demand for work. People respond much better to something like, "I need help with my project, I was told you can do X, Y and Z for me." rather than issuing a list of demands. Now, in most cases, I've already cleared this with whoever directs their work, so I CAN go to their boss and let them deal with the person, but I will always give the carrot a try before reaching for the stick. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 17:18 | comment | added | Doddy | In my company we tend to ask the question: "is there any update on this?" | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 15:40 | comment | added | Magisch | @WoodrowBarlow More like a list of things OP could do in order to dimish the negative response. So ideally, he'd be doing both. Really I struggle to imagine a situation in which direct criticism of a coworker would be appropiate in front of 10 other people. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 15:31 | comment | added | Woodrow Barlow | did you mean for these bullet points to be two different possible tactics, or two things which should both be done? | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 12:19 | comment | added | Chris Pfohl | I personally like 'In the future, would you mind ____ing instead? It will make ____ a lot easier for both of us'. Filling in the blanks forces you to explain yourself and to frame it as a benefit to both of you. | |
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| S Jul 12, 2016 at 21:38 | comment | added | Jane S | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| S Jul 12, 2016 at 8:28 | history | suggested | Appulus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 6:29 | history | edited | Magisch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 6:19 | history | answered | Magisch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |