As an employee for the first time in the last year, I've struggled with this at times. I spent 6 years as an entrepreneur, where validation was with customers, or as a contractor or consultant - where validation was hourly. It was always very clear and direct.
Employee validation is more complex. You can accomplish a lot, but piss a lot of people off and you've done wrong. You can make a lot of people happy but not get much done and only the standouts will notice.
Nobody wants it to be the care bear cousins, where everyone gets a gold star sticker and a cookie. On the other hand, when you work twice as hard as others to go above and beyond, you do want that to matter or you will burn out.
I don't really have a point. Maybe if they're oatmeal cookies?
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As an employee for the first time in the last year, I've struggled with this at times. I spent 6 years as an entrepreneur, where validation was with customers, or as a contractor or consultant - where validation was hourly. It was always very clear and direct.
Employee validation is more complex. You can accomplish a lot, but piss a lot of people off and you've done wrong. You can make a lot of people happy but not get much done and only the standouts will notice.
Nobody wants it to be the care bear cousins, where everyone gets a gold star sticker and a cookie. On the other hand, when you work twice as hard as others to go above and beyond, you do want that to matter or you will burn out.
I don't really have a point. Maybe if they're oatmeal cookies?