Overheard in the gym changing room this morning...
"Today's favour is tomorrow's requirement"
Itr stuck me as an interesting comment, that I think says more about the employer/manager than the employee?
Interested in other peoples take on it?
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Unfortunately this happens all too often, and a favour becomes an expectation - not just employer/employee, but also with customers. I just try to set boundries and let people know either way. And in business, if i need to undertake a task or a piece of work for a client, then I need to remind myself that it is either a favour or a fee, so i dont end up undertaking additional work for free in the future.
Hi Gordon :) I have had a few warning bits of advice about this scenario which stuck with me. The first was that this is how 'role creep' starts. You start with a little favour, then before you know it you're doing something regularly.
The second bit of advice was to expect this to go in three stages. Stage 1: "Could you help me do this?". Stage 2: "Could you do this for me?". And Stage 3: "Why haven't you done that yet?".
Good one GC (although what are you doing going to the gym?? Sounds exhausting!)
Not sure what you mean - is that an employer/manager saying someone had asked for a favour. Now they were expecting that favour to be expected all the time?
I had been swimming. :-)
It was an employee talking about how they now refuse to do their employer any favours, as in the past those favours have been taken for granted and made part of their job.
Ah, I get it now! See it from both sides. If it's a genuine one-off favour, that's cool. And we should try to help if we can. But if that's then abused and it genuinely becomes a requirement, that's not cool! What do you think??