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Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Well, look … I think we’ve all worked in these office jobs with a “no time for that” culture. I’ve alluded to this “cancelled meetings” culture before too. That’s where your boss schedules some “weekly check-in” with you, then keeps cancelling it because he/she has more important stuff to pursue. After about six weeks of that happening, you should squarely realize your boss could care less that you even work for them. So that’s fun!
This is all tied to the “no time for that” culture, which admittedly is a term I just made up. Here’s a dangerous dichotomy around these types of workplaces: in almost every recent study, employees say they want job training and new skills. Logical, because technology is moving quickly — and some people are feeling left behind. See also: how Donald Trump and other nationalists are winning elections. OK, so what’s the problem? Most managers operate on this mindset of “I’m too busy to train people, so GAH I’ll just do it myself!” That’s a miserable approach, but almost everyone I’ve ever seen in an office uses it.
True story: I once went to a middle manager in a health care company, OK? Dude was totally slammed all the time — and not shy about letting everyone know it. I offered to help him with some projects. He seemed excited at first, but it quickly became “Well, I have…
