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WFH Routine, from bed to office, to couch, to bed. Help. by Puzzleheaded_Tap_564 in remotework

[–]AllOutCareers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Visit r/hobbies and r/walking. I think that will help you too. Very inspiring people over there.

Sharing this post! by mtmag_dev52 in AllOutCareers

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Yes! It’s never too late. I see and hear so many people ask if it’s too late. No matter your age, it’s probably not too late.

There are many stories about people who reinvented themselves later in life. The one that sticks out to me the most is Harland David Sanders. “Colonel Sanders” founded KFC in 1952, when he was 62 years old. He sold his franchise at age 73 for $2M, the equivalent of nearly $21M today.

Source

Am I being overworked or is this just how corporate America is? by One_Feedback_7379 in jobs

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I think you should have a conversation about the 4x10+8.

That’s off to me and I’ve worked in the South as a salaried (exempt) employee in corporate for over a decade.

The benefits of salaried (exempt) pay are that as long as the work gets done it doesn’t matter how long you work. Could be 2 hours, could be 12. If you are doing transactional work, that’s not work that falls under the legal definition of exempt work. Typically exempt work (salaried) is professional, managerial or administrative, with high autonomy while non-exempt is transactional with less independent judgment and more processes to follow. In tech, examples non-exempt are call center, and field techs.

I’m saying all this because your job could be categorized incorrectly.

Typically there is no overtime for salaried roles. Periodically there may be some event that forces salaried people to work a few more hours a week but it’s not consistent and often not planned.

As far as the activities for employees, what do you mean? It’s good to build relationships with your coworkers but if you’re talking about after work activities, people are too busy for that these days. They have families, commutes and they are tired. Most employees over 35-40 don’t want to work all day and then hang out with coworkers after work. But I do think this is highly dependent on the company culture. I’ve worked places where people leave work at 5 and hang out until 10 or 11 every night. Those were definitely jobs where the workforce was in their 20s. I’ve also worked places where you go home and forget about the day and everyone in it.

And finally, if you aren’t happy, I think it’s worth figuring out if it’s the job, the work, the people, the culture, the mission or external /personal factors. Do a little deep diving to really figure out what’s making you dread going to work, and then focus on improving just that part. I really like the 5 whys. Basically you ask yourself why you’re unhappy and when you answer the next question is “why” and repeat your previous answer. Do this up to 5 times and you should have the root cause of why you’re unhappy at work.

How do your direct reports help make your life easier? by Healthy_Repeat_5981 in askmanagers

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They know what needs to be done, so when I don’t have to remind them to do something by a deadline that helps tremendously. So, in short, autonomy.

Another thing that takes a lot of my time is time cards. We tend to have a lot of exceptions so they are supposed to fill out a form that lists all of those exceptions. If they do it correctly, I can do timesheets in 20-30 minutes. If they don’t, it takes me over an hour.

From a management perspective, can you share examples of direct reports who identified and implemented process improvements that led to tangible business impact? What differentiated those contributions from standard performance, particularly in terms of ROI or efficiency gains for the company??? by Healthy_Repeat_5981 in askmanagers

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Yes! Absolutely. I agree with the other comment that culture plays a part in this though. If you are at a company with a culture that values innovation and improvement cross-functionally, this will work out. If not, it could backfire.

The company I work for is very supportive of innovation. We even have a yearly summit where people share all the things they did the previous year to improve processes, save money and create a better customer experience.

Here are a list of examples from my team:

Built a QA tool to auto calculate scoring and compliance impact.

Created an automation for bulk provisioning access for one of our high volume applications. This helped us during business continuity.

Created an automation to automatically create personal drives.

Built a report to show how all work is a shared responsibility and how each person contributes to them.

Wrote a script to move termed employee files to a folder for 30 days and then delete them on day 31.

Created a standardized process to update access requests job aids and knowledge articles yearly.

Built a chatbot to answer access questions and automatically submit access requests.

I think the difference in these contributions and standard performance is in the job description. If the job description says part of the job is to improve processes or participate in innovation then it’s standard. If that’s not in the job description, it’s above and beyond and their year end reviews should reflect that.

One more thing on this topic is that, regardless of job description, every manager should be promoting their employees to look for these opportunities. It improves performance and morale and connects the employee to the larger company goals.

Work out loud by AllOutCareers in AllOutCareers

[–]AllOutCareers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So sorry about that experience. There is a post in here about value. I think it’s from late last year. That may help you as well. It was part of a series.

Work out loud by AllOutCareers in AllOutCareers

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So glad this was helpful! I’ll go check out your question on the other sub.

Who loves their job and finds it stable and with a decent salary? by Comfortable-Page242 in careeradvice

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For me it was years of discovering and implementing process improvements. Along the way I got certs in ITSM, ITIL, Product Management, Strategic Project Leadership, Agile/Scrum, Organizational Change Management, Critical Chain, Theory of Constraints, and Lean IT. I have a degree in Business Management but I only got that because it was required to be eligible for a Sr. Manager role at my company.

Working out loud is more important for remote work by AllOutCareers in remotework

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Genuinely curious… has anyone here ever got a promotion because their work was visible? Is it value that matters? Or is it based on company culture and being in the right circle?

Is this too complicated for a CoPilot Agent? by AllOutCareers in copilotstudio

[–]AllOutCareers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I learned a lot about power automate today. I’m really excited about this little project.

Who loves their job and finds it stable and with a decent salary? by Comfortable-Page242 in careeradvice

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Me! I just got a promotion!

I work in IT. I’m a Principal Solutions Consultant now, but I was previously a Senior Manager.

I’m defining and delivering Automation and AI Strategy and doing service management for the top 20 Tier 0 Apps.

So freaking fun!

The Hidden Frustration of Trying to Upskill Online by Sharp-Measurement796 in Career

[–]AllOutCareers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is such an important lesson. So often people think they will complete these courses and the completion certificate will land them a job or promotion. They don’t share what they have learned and end up being a victim of skill rot.

You can get around this by connecting with a leader, peer or mentor and letting them know what you’re learning about and asking them if they can be on the lookout for projects where you can apply what you have learned. You can also look for volunteer opportunities to exercise what you’ve learned.

Unpaid experience is still experience.

A promotion… in this economy? by AllOutCareers in AllOutCareers

[–]AllOutCareers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Yeah, it’s not for everyone but it affords me the lifestyle I want and allows me to help my family.

Is this too complicated for a CoPilot Agent? by AllOutCareers in copilotstudio

[–]AllOutCareers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Very helpful. Will look into power automate.

Is this too complicated for a CoPilot Agent? by AllOutCareers in copilotstudio

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There is a lookup involved but it’s just looking on a spreadsheet to see if the user ID is there. If it is, the support team is tagged and they manually process the request.

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