[Blindtlk] Professional Opinion Regarding My Actions

[Judy Jones]

Hi,

Linda had very good suggestions.  Another thought.  Next time you make a 
request, put it in writing, as she suggests.  Also place a note in your 
calendar, say, 3 days ahead to write another note if the first hasn't been 
responded to, and do the same if you have to write a third note.  Then send 
those three notes along with a new one to the person above your supervisor, 
all the while, keeping track with your calendar to follow up.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Linda
Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:58 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Cc: blindtlk at nfbnet.org ; il-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professional Opinion Regarding My Actions

I do not believe you were unprofessional.  It was your supervisor who was 
unprofessional by not supplying what you needed in order to do your job 
effectively and efficiently.

If I had to guess, your supervisor was reprimanded for waiting six weeks and 
not doing what was needed to get what you had asksed for.  So in turn, you 
get the blame and it's your fault for talking to someone else about what was 
happpening.

>From now on, if you were not doing so already, put your requests in 
writing..  That way, it is easy to forward that document up the chain of 
command, if necessary.

My only question to you is did you only ask the one time for what you 
needed, or more than once?  It seems like you only asked once since 4 to 6 
weeks went by.  People do forget things and you may have to ask your 
supervisor for something a couple of times to get results.

Just my two cents worth.

L

> On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Nicholas <robertson.nicholas at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> I am still in the process of trying to acquire reader services at work. 
> My supervisor appeared to let things be for 4-6 weeks.  I then was 
> contacted by a major player within my industry asking how things were 
> going as far as accommodations.  I was honest and shared my frustration. 
> He asked me to give him two days to find out some answers.  He kept his 
> word and got the ball rolling on the acquisition of reader services.  I've 
> gotten a stern talk from my supervisor and a talk from my Training Program 
> Manager asking me not to go through anybody, but my current supervisor to 
> accomplish work tasks.  I was accused of being unprofessional and making 
> others look bad.
>
> The truth of the matter is that a reader is essential to my level of 
> production.  I searched high and low for six years to find full time work, 
> and thank God for the efforts of the NFB and its present relationship with 
> the VA to provide gainful employment.  Was I out of line in using my 
> network to obtain services of a reader?  Is this unprofessional?  I was 
> told that I should "bite my tongue until it bleeds" before I buck the 
> chain of command, this being from an outside source from a previous job.
>
> In no way was it my intent to make anybody look bad.  In fact, I thought 
> that my actions would show my supervisor that I am willing to use my 
> contacts to get things done.  It seems as though those in there youth tend 
> to agree with me, and those older tend to take the other approach.  I 
> guess, I don't want to hear that my actions were unprofessional, but were 
> they?  Please be honest.  Thanks for your time.
>
> Nicholas S. Robertson, MBA
> Phone: 641.660.2475
> Email: robertson.nicholas at hotmail.com
>            nicholas.robertson2 at va.gov
>
>
>
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