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Below, you’ll find a story that one employee recently shared on Reddit, detailing how going above and beyond at work didn’t actually impress her employers, as well as a conversation with the employee herself and some of the replies invested readers have left her.
This data entry employee prides herself on her efficiency
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But after breaking records in her new position, her supervisors became skeptical of her work ethic
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Ken Beattie Ken Beattie Community Member Follow
It's absolutely understandable that they'd be concerned when she is smashing their metrics. But once it's been checked and confirmed to be accurate they should be looking at the "why" and whether they can implement methods she's using to improve productivity across the board. And even if they decide not to implement for everyone, then yeah, it seems like an oversight to *not* at least say "Good job!"
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My first "real" job was 3rd-party tech support for a mobile carrier. A girl who started the same time as me was absolutely dominating the KPI metrics once we got out of training, and after only a month the higher ups wanted to make her a supervisor. They were right about to offer her the promotion when the local branch manager suggested they should review some of her short calls first (calls less than 2 minutes were automatically excluded from manual reviews since they were deemed too short for training purposes). They determined that she had been hanging up on customers who described any issue that couldn't be quickly resolved, so her total number of calls and average call time stats would be padded. Checking too-good-to-be true metrics is super important to catch cheats like her, but you have to leave room for the possibility that they might just really be that good.
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I'm glad the OP is getting some practical advice and looking into it. Her responses in reddit show that she's eager to learn new things. Sounds like she'll be a great employee for someone who can appreciate her skills and willingness to improve and expand them.
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SnackbarKaat SnackbarKaat Community Member Follow
I was told by my boss I was the most efficient in the company. When I asked for a raise I got offered a low amount and when I said I expected a higher raise I got sacked. I did twice the work of the other coworkers but I guess that didn't matter I the end
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Lingerie De Paris Lingerie De Paris Community Member Follow
You were lucky to get fired and I'm sure you'll find the place that I appreciate you and are much higher wage
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It's absolutely understandable that they'd be concerned when she is smashing their metrics. But once it's been checked and confirmed to be accurate they should be looking at the "why" and whether they can implement methods she's using to improve productivity across the board. And even if they decide not to implement for everyone, then yeah, it seems like an oversight to *not* at least say "Good job!"
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Seth Seth Community Member Follow
My first "real" job was 3rd-party tech support for a mobile carrier. A girl who started the same time as me was absolutely dominating the KPI metrics once we got out of training, and after only a month the higher ups wanted to make her a supervisor. They were right about to offer her the promotion when the local branch manager suggested they should review some of her short calls first (calls less than 2 minutes were automatically excluded from manual reviews since they were deemed too short for training purposes). They determined that she had been hanging up on customers who described any issue that couldn't be quickly resolved, so her total number of calls and average call time stats would be padded. Checking too-good-to-be true metrics is super important to catch cheats like her, but you have to leave room for the possibility that they might just really be that good.
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I'm glad the OP is getting some practical advice and looking into it. Her responses in reddit show that she's eager to learn new things. Sounds like she'll be a great employee for someone who can appreciate her skills and willingness to improve and expand them.
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SnackbarKaat SnackbarKaat Community Member Follow
I was told by my boss I was the most efficient in the company. When I asked for a raise I got offered a low amount and when I said I expected a higher raise I got sacked. I did twice the work of the other coworkers but I guess that didn't matter I the end
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Lingerie De Paris Lingerie De Paris Community Member Follow
You were lucky to get fired and I'm sure you'll find the place that I appreciate you and are much higher wage
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