The Talking Stage at Work

          

Since we are talking about some reality things, I should talk about my talking stage at work. To be honest, I feel like we’ve all had this moment, everyone of us. Moment when we don’t just understand what or how to do the job. I call it “the getting to know you” stage. What really is talking and getting to know you stage at work? 

The first three to six months is your talking stage, the time you spend trying to figure it out, to know if or not you can do this. Some of the things you should get right before/during your talking stage are 

1. How long you are staying at this job
2. Why you are “doing” this job.
3. Is it a place you can grow and learn

I believe these questions helps you cope. At this point, you’ve realized the connection between this and a romantic talking stage - it’s getting to know and getting to how to serve. 

Some jobs can be done with book and paper, but other jobs require you to pay attention, get familiar with the space, role and responsibilities.

It’s harder to do these when you don’t have experience in the field, that’s why in your talking stage, you need to learn to communicate- ask for things that are required of you and how to do them.This also helps you know if the approach used to solve problems in the organization can be improved.

Get familiar with work tools that are used, who knows, you could even recommend some (ease) tools. 

Ask and provide feedback, it is needed. You need to know how you are doing, if you are doing what you ‘ought’ to be doing- it helps you gauge your productivity and effectiveness. 

Know the people. Although this isn’t a priority, if you are able to get your work done without the people (which is 70% impossible) great. If not, you need to know the people you share space with. Are they rigid or open to new ideas? What’s their preferred approach method or manner of communication? Watch and learn. I mean you’d find some work space don’t even like feedback (of course, like you, I hate spaces like that)

Depending on the organization you work with, ask questions like

1. I am not sure I understand how this is done, could you please clarify? 
2. Is this what you’d like me to do or I’ve done the task wrongly? 
3. I am not sure I am conversant with this work tool, can I get a detailed description on how to use it? I might also have some recommendations. 

I mean, talking stage is all about questions right? Just to point out, talking stage at work could be frustrating and crazy. You start to ask why you are just not getting it right. If it’s any consolation, I know that feeling and believe the points above should help you get a better grasp and management of the situation. 

Tell me what you think in the comment.