Growing up in a very small town in the country side with very conservative parents has really had its disadvantages when I moved to start my career in Cape Town. I believe I was brought up as a real softy when it comes to respect for others, especially older people! I end up going over and beyond my job duties because I respect the person giving the task to me, so much that I cannot say 'no'.
I will run like a PA and serve drinks like a tea girl, because that is really just how committed I am in my job. Yet that is not my job, so where do I draw the line? How can I cut a conversation short to go on with my work when that to me is being disrespectful? I am not even talking about being accused of something I did not do, I was taught to shut my mouth and not point fingers. How does this impact my career growth?
I have received an Achiever Award thanking me for going over and beyond my job expectation, and in the other hand I have been told that I can never stand a change of promotion due to the lack of leadership. I see my boss as a much older women who deserves all the respect I can give, I was taught with age comes wisdom, but to me that age gap only brings me fear - so how can I say my say and come up for myself, when I know the other person is in the wrong, without crossing the line?
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