Wanna Get Promoted? Be Mediocre.

[@JenniferBrick]

Who's ready to adopt the mantra Meet Expectations and Move On? Seriously, so much more time in your day and less stress in general - typically for more recognition and opportunities.

[@wendynoble6545]

Preach!

[@bluroses4]

MEMO is my new mantra. Thank you

[@AlanToigo]

Jennifer- Where do I find the UAQ resources?

[@Hllee6428]

I am ready except my bosses are throwing me work that don’t help my visibility at all.

[@Strider9655]

In my experience, being anything more than mediocre just gets you into trouble with your mediocre boss.

[@MR3DDev]

Is sad that if you make yourself indispensable at a position they wont wanna move you from that position.

[@JenniferBrick]

The key is to be indispensable to the company, not the position. Lots of nuance in that.

[@dablkcarriebradshaw]

Girl I got a raise after just 2 weeks of this new mediocre life. Gone are the days of me being the first in the office and last to leave. Gone are working on holidays off to "get ahead". And that knowing when to show up and it's who you know, as well as overworking is golden. I literally watched my co worker brag about "not having enough to do" , because she "kills it" during the week. She got more to do. She's now the catch all staff and now is complaining about having too much to do.

[@MaximumCareer]

Not sure that it's helped me advance... but I've started working about half as hard at my main job (mostly to work on youtube videos instead) and I've noticed relatively little downside... So I'll count that as winning.

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm assuming you're lowering effort on the work your boss wouldn't notice. Knowing which balls to drop is a success skill!

[@MaximumCareer]

It's been a few months some I started doing this, and I fine past me was literally asking for extra work. I thought it would help me advance. To be honest, it did. But The effort to benefit ratio was small.

[@nocturnalsage4029]

The point on the compulsion to make presentations that don't get valued at the end of the day hits me so hard... but thank you!

[@wendynoble6545]

Lord, I hate when how a presentation looks is more important than conveying useful information. I could not be bothered.

[@JenniferBrick]

It's such a superficial thing; defo a nice to have vs a must have in many circumstances.

[@smallypuppy22]

Yes! This got on my nerves so much, it's like style over substance 🙄

[@smallypuppy22]

I quit my job. I couldn't be mediocre at any task. I got frustrated. And my boss kept giving me unrealistic deadlines, because I was incredibly fast at the beginning which doesn't mean that all projects can be completed in the same timeframe.

[@littleboom7171]

I'm working at this new place only for 2,5 months and I'm already frustrated because I get a lot more tasks to do than my colleague that started working on the same day as me. Not only half of them are reported as urgent, I also get pinged on every single day why some of them weren't reported yet.. Like how many of these tasks are really that urgent 🙄

[@smallypuppy22]

@@littleboom7171 Indeed! That hapenned to me as well, quite frenquently. Only to have people not even respond to an email or not even look at the data or dashboard I put together.

[@nowyouseeme4371]

Thank you so much for this video, something that made me feel better. Bcos I finish up everything on time(even the unimportant ones), I realised my boss thinks I dont have enough work while my peers r chilling out without doing any. N she keeps giving me more assignments meant for others. I work my ass off while i watch others sleeping in office. N I have been feeling very bad for days n no amount of motivation could get me out of it. But now I know. Its not the lack of motivation, bt lowering the motivation that is required. Thanks a ton. 😘

[@stelladallasAlabama]

She is correct. The hard worker is rarely promoted; they are needed to do the work. In my experience friendly slackers get the kudos and promotions.

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

What happens when you have to do other people's jobs in order to do your job well. If I don't have parts easily available I can't pack carts quickly to keep the assembly line running. My receivers tend to bring the parts up from the dock and then place them in overstock on the high racks even if our shooters are empty at ground level. I have complained about this to my boss and his boss but they don't correct the situation. I am sticking these parts even if it isn't my job. Also, I found ways to better meet the customer's packing schedule but it is a variation of the company's job process and they seem to want the job process followed exactly even when it produces poor results. If I fall behind the schedule then they get up-set but don't want to get involved to make sure that schedule is consistently met. In general we are an industrial service company but management seems to take the attitude that service isn't important. I have applied for a transfer to another part of the company but nothing is happening. I do my job extremely well. Thinking of working elsewhere even if I am 4 1/2 years from retirement.

[@TheSupervillain316]

For me it's more that I am sick of doing more and getting less. I produce more, do things above my grade, etc. My reward is not even getting responses when I apply for open roles that I'm oddly good enough to do without the title and pay raise and getting little of any salary increase.

[@JenniferBrick]

Sadly for companies with not-so-great leadership.. if you're already producing without pay, they have no incentive to increase your pay or give you a better job title.

[@TheSupervillain316]

@@JenniferBrick this is true sadly. Not even getting a decline to an application though, that seems unprofessional

[@JenniferBrick]

I would tend to agree... but I also might be one of those 'don't assume malice when incompetence will suffice' things.

[@sunshinerainbows4627]

@@TheSupervillain316 Applied repeatedly for 3 1/2 years to a Fortune 500 company and believe it or not no response until the end of that time frame. The computer automated application process felt about as AI as it could possibly feel and no one responded for years. Sheds light on how challenging applying for jobs can be and how much control over our lives the companies have.

[@TheSupervillain316]

@@JenniferBrick could be either one or both, but seems unprofessional regardless

[@mj1983]

I have realised this the hard way recently.

[@JenniferBrick]

Sorry to hear that, Maria.

[@gvoden]

So I just got passed over for a promotion. I'm acting in a team lead capacity but I'm still a "senior" team member. Moreover some of my team members got promoted to my level and I know for a fact that they're not ready. Not sure what to make of this

[@davidellis5141]

Good Morning 🌞 Jennifer - If Kate Bush can finally top the charts then there is hope for us all to achieve the position we deserve. Keep Running Up That Hill .. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ .. success awaits 👌

[@JenniferBrick]

Hope you're having a splendid week so far, David!

[@Lamarr168]

Let Slacker Chad be your North Star. :-) I love when you mention Slacker Chad in your videos.

[@gabeallen1721]

I’m making my wife watch this video! This video describes my wife’s situation perfectly..

[@JenniferBrick]

I hope it helps her!

[@jeffrybrickley870]

I don't have a choice right now. But I am prioritizing visible goals over background supporting info. And I am being called in as a subject matter expert more often and I am still less than a year here. They knew only part of what they were hiring. Experience wise, I can't put everything on a resume. It would be ten pages long.

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm glad they appreciate all your experience and expertise! As much as you can keep on prioritizing where you have the biggest impact and are getting on radar of people who can promote you.

[@knowledgeisthepower1]

Be VALUABLE, not indispensable

[@goon5544]

I'm trying really hard to get out of this project at work, but it's really important and they refuse to give it to anyone else so I've been prioritizing projects I enjoy. But now, the system is showing that it needs correcting, and I don't really have a choice but to kick this project in to gear on top of the other important projects I'm doing. They have been giving me monetary promotions which is mainly what I care about but I really question if these ""higher ups should be getting paid the bigger bucks if my job is so important.

[@huasohvac]

I wonder how this translates to non corporate jobs? If I don't do certain things then stuff breaks and then I get in trouble.

[@g0d5m15t4k3]

There's a great Reddit thread on doing things as you are told, rather than as you know they should be done. To failtastic results. One amazing story was a person whose new manager told them to mix fresh concrete into a machine that already had concrete in it. Normally, it needed cleaned between batches. Because it can ruin thousands of dollars of material and break the machine. The experienced employee explained this to the new manager. The manager called them lazy and stupid, and told them to just do as they are told. Well the machine broke, all the materials ruined, and their production line was set back a week. I loved the story because sometimes you just have to let the world burn to show them that they're wrong, not you.

[@divyanshigoyal3178]

Hi Jennifer, I loved your videos and wanted to explore the UAQ Kit button to access doesn't seem to be working. Could you please help with that?

[@norse_cat]

Do you have any videos on tips for making your resume and CV stand out from the bunch? Thank you!

[@JenniferBrick]

Yep! Search Jennifer Brick resume and you'll find a few!

[@sunshinerainbows4627]

My question on the "perfectionism" side of business. Would you have a take on why young twenty somethings can make mistakes yet as people get older they can at times be micro 👀 and if they make the same mistake can find themselves without the basic position (mind you they have no authority and in some cases managers who do not communicate much hence the person is isolated). Put another way, if a manager points something out that is perfectionism and you are playing full out is a response like, "I'm human or I'll do better next time" acceptable OR Are the higher ups looking at things in a way that no words will make a simple situation look better in their eyes?

[@se2664]

So how does this work for administrative assistant..? I’m the only person in my position

[@redbelli8297]

"Project Managers" are not allowed to be MAF, LOL!

[@jeffer8762]

what happens when the promotion is based purely on luck....

[@JenniferBrick]

There is magic to being at the right place at the right time... but you can't plan that.

[@OmegaSeraphim]

yeah, but those student loans though.

[@JenniferBrick]

Are you paid hourly? Then it totally makes sense to take on more to get more hours and overtime.

[@davidkoncic8456]

this doesn't work for software development, your success as programmer is reflection of your hard work mostly.

[@Marthatravels]

I disagree. I find as a software programmer, I just end up doing other team members work because they either messed it up or could never even attempt whatever it is. The managers will sigh to me that they can't count on X to do Y, but X will not pay any consequences, in fact,, X might make more and have an easier job.

[@davidkoncic8456]

@@Marthatravels that clearly makes you harder to replace, I suggest to find a company which offers better paycheck. Changing jobs is sadly fastest way for salary increase.

[@formula1340]

@@davidkoncic8456 if your going to job hop, better be a mediocre one at your current job. Do side hustles if you want to perfect your craft and you’ll also have more money with that. The only time that it’s worth to give 110% effort is if you own the company.

[@DanielSalgadu]

Carreer glowup is off