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post #16 of 18
2/14/10 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by rdawson808 View Post
I was going to say this. But all I do is note the things that got done by the end of the week. What projects am I working on; what is the status of each; how did I contribute to project; etc. What you are suggesting would add a half-hour onto each day, for little benefit, imo. b
Half hour? No, it takes less then 2 minutes. I'm not suggesting that anyone needs to do this, its simply what I do. It offers many benefits, allowing me the ability to show in detail what I've done, to bosses that may inquire. Also, this allows me a record which I can tally to show perspective employers my ability to outperform expectations and exactly what value I have added in comparison to others. We all like to view ourselves as assets that a company is willing to pay X amount for, if we can further qualify the reasons why one of us will cost me then another I think it can be quite helpful in a future economy where the job market has fewer applications and people are being paid closer to real value.
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post #17 of 18
2/15/10 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba View Post
Half hour?

Sorry, SG, I quoted you for comparison, but my comment on the additional time was a reference to what the OP described. I should have been clearer.

But it brings up a need for clarification: a number of people have mentioned keeping notes from meetings, etc. Doesn't everyone do that? I just happen to keep those in my files with the other documents for those projects.

That's what I meant by taking so much time--rewriting all of that information from one notebook to another would just be time-consuming and unnecessary.

I am required to provide a weekly report to my manager, so I have that to jot down a few notes about what I did. That will reflect taking on additional duties beyond my original role on a project, etc. But just doing that takes me 20 minutes each week. If I wrote a very detailed account of my meetings and other work it would take a very long time. Just imo.

[And I have no professional requirement, like it appears others do, to do any of this.]


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post #18 of 18
2/15/10 at 6:14pm
I agree, a few notes are all thats needed. Thanks for clarifying on the comment!
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