Go Work With Me: User manual how to work with you

This is the second "personal instruction manual" project I've seen on Product Hunt, and after a lot of reflection since I saw the first one a few months ago, I have to say: I think this is a truly terrible idea. The implication here is that we expect to shift the labor of emotional intelligence away from ourselves and onto our coworkers. Instead of asking individuals to be self-aware enough to understand how their colleagues perceive them and work to make sure that their intentions align ever more closely with those perceptions, we place responsibility on everyone *else* to read our "instruction manual" and adjust their expectations accordingly. I think there are ways that some sort of work preference/style profile could be helpful. Knowing what hours I can expect to reach a person, their most accessible form of asynchronous communication (teams at my workplace use a range of chat platforms, not a unified platform), etc... could be valuable! I'm not discounting any of that. But based on the screenshot above and looking at the product, that's not what this is. A quote, from the image: "I like challenging and creativity works, I don't like repetitive works." Unfortunately, this is not something that we should leave up to employees. On a survey, you'd likely find that the vast majority of any office dislikes repetitive work, yet repetitive work is simply part of the cost of doing business. My fear is that, with a product like this implemented, a manager might sit down with one of their employees and the conversation would look something like this: Manager> "Hey, I thought the way you spoke to our colleague in that meeting was too harsh. I'd like you to work on giving your peers feedback in a more constructive way. The substance of your comments was great, but your words were hurtful and this needs to improve." Employee> "Oh! You just don't understand ~the rules for working with me.~ Here's my instruction manual, it says I'm blunt."

sam 🧜🏻‍♂️

6yr ago

Rori Kurniadi

Go Work With Me

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@thrillifying wow thanks for the comments. My target users are freelancers, Scrum Team, and XP Team. It's follow "Modern" management introduced by "Peter F. Drucker" (bottom to up). where manager as a coach or a mentor (line manager). Not a manager as commander, Scientific management introduced by "Henry Ford" (top to bottom).

Amrith

stoic.

@rori how has this been helpful to you personally? Has it changed the way you work with others?

@amrith hey, it's like define your rules how work with you. the best way. how to reach you, how communicate with you, what you likes or dislikes. then shares to your team or clients. see and give feedback from them.

Haley Christina

great

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