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Rant: How I used to hold back every opinion at work vs now just saying it.
Back in 2019 at my office in Austin, I would nod along in meetings even when my boss threw out a bad idea for a client campaign, just to keep the peace. Now after getting laid off last year, I straight up tell my new team when a plan sucks because I got tired of fixing broken stuff later. Has anyone else flipped from quiet to blunt and gotten better results or just more awkward silences?
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skylercooper21d ago
Oh man, this hit me right in the gut. I started keeping a "lessons learned" list after every project (even the ones that went fine) and it made it way easier to speak up when I saw something heading off a cliff. The trick is to say it fast and with a laugh - "This reminds me of that time we did X and it went sideways" - takes the edge right off.
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the_ben20d ago
Right? @skylercooper nailed it with that approach. I do the same thing now, I just frame it as "hey, learned this the hard way before" and people actually listen instead of getting defensive. Your mileage may vary but it's way less awkward than sitting on your hands and watching stuff blow up.
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