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   lirazel (lirazel@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 06:39:07 JST lirazel

   General advice for what to do when your supervisor won't provide you with the guidance you need to do your job?

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 06:39:06 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel
     Do you already have opinions on how the job should be done, and it's just a matter of getting them to decide on things?

     If so, decide yourself, and email them your plans. You can start off soft with stuff like: "I'm thinking about doing X or Y. I'll start doing X tomorrow unless you tell me otherwise."

     If they never tell you otherwise, after a while you can just say "I'm doing X."

     If you don't know how to do the work or what work needs to be done, that a much bigger problem. 🤔

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 06:42:10 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel
     Oh and I'd recommend putting everything in email (or at least chat) if you're not doing that already.

     If you just communicate verbally, there's a chance that they may turn on you later, if they're a shit person. In which case you want evidence that you asked for their guidance and ran everything past them.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 10:42:15 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @lirazel
     You are wise 🦉

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     lirazel (lirazel@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 10:42:16 JST lirazel

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     • Chicken :cqlgusu:

     @lookitmychicken already doing this!