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⌈ Secret Post #5857 ⌋

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Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

What is vulnerability in the workplace?

Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

na

In theory, it should mean that you should be able to say you made mistakes without being worried about it, be able to say that you need support because of ADA reasons, or need flexibility because of other health reasons, etc--basically just being able to be honest and open. In reality, it's often an over employed buzzword used by management to get employees to bring their "whole selves" to work, to overstep boundaries, and to try to force employees to delve into their personal lives as "growth" opportunities.

I read Ask A Manager way too much.

Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

OP

Ironically I actually stopped reading Ask a Manager late last year because the comments section was starting to get rather aggressive and hive-minded in response to some letters. It definitely made me skeptical of vulnerability (especially the way Brene Brown frames it).

Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

Ah... the beginning things (be able to say you made mistakes without being worried about it, be able to say that you need support because of ADA reasons, or need flexibility because of other health reasons, etc--basically just being able to be honest and open) sound good but yeah I can see how quickly that would go poorly. :(

Thank you for the explanation, and OP down below as well!

Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

OP

The way I understand vulnerability in the workplace, it's an alternative to constantly hyping yourself up or making you look like a superhuman in the context of your career. That said, I feel like it's already being flaunted for clout. Here's an example of a LinkedIn post that tries to tout the virtues of vulnerability in the workplace and falls flat (to me).


"The Power of Vulnerability 🌸

It’s a New Year, I always become a bit more reflective. A part of that was finally listening to the TED Talk by Brené Brown about the power of vulnerability.
She talks about vulnerability being the core of shame and fear, but also the birthplace of many things that make life beautiful: joy, creativity, belonging and love. My favourite part was when Brené explained how "whole-hearted" people approach life and that they fully embrace vulnerability. I summarized my main takeaways from her TED Talk in this sketchnote and hope that, maybe, it can inspire you a little bit in how you approach vulnerability 🌷

After focusing so much on my career development this year, I felt like I needed to take a step back and reflect about how I can embrace vulnerability more in my own life "

(Link here if anyone's interested/can get it to work properly: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7018723748526632960?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop)

Re: Happy dance of the day

[(Anonymous)]

I am usually the first to admit when I made a mistake, I've even gone to my manager with a mistake no one noticed.

But it's not for some "power of vulnerability" but the power of truth. One New Years I decided that trying to cover for myself at work was too exhausting, so I pledged radical honesty. Not being a jerk, but being honest about what I did and what I think (sometimes it takes a bit to be diplomatic). After doing this for a few years, I'm always reviewed as very trustworthy and now have sole management of transactions totaling to around $8 mil a month (and no one asks me if I like their haircut anymore; win-win).