[Blindtlk] Professional Opinion Regarding My Actions

[Judy Jones]

Hi,

That calendar can be such an important tool to help you follow up in a busy 
office setting.  Don't know what I would do without mine.  Whenever I am 
requiring something of someone else, I schedule that second reminder ahead 
of time.  Most of the time, there is follow through and I can simply erase 
that second reminder.

Hope this helps.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Nicholas
Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:02 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professional Opinion Regarding My Actions

Linda

A reader was mentioned three times upon hire in July.

Nicholas S. Robertson
Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 5, 2013, at 6:59 PM, "Linda" <waterinmyroom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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