Vent: Overheard my manager say I'm 'too detail oriented' in a meeting

I was walking by the conference room and heard my manager tell the director that I 'get bogged down in the weeds' while talking about my project work. I literally caught three errors in our last proposal that would have cost us a client worth $50k a year. How do you defend yourself when someone twists your strengths into a negative without you even being in the room?

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felix_black18d ago

Wow, wait - they're calling THAT a weakness? I can't believe they framed catching actual mistakes as a bad thing. If you hadn't been detail oriented, that client would have walked and they'd be blaming someone for the loss. It's wild how some managers just don't get that attention to small stuff saves everyone's butt down the line. Honestly, I'd be ticked off too, that's not a flaw it's a legit skill.

adamk9518d ago

And it's not just at work either @felix_black. You see the same thing in everyday stuff like people dismissing someone who double-checks their bank statements or reads the fine print. Suddenly that "annoying" habit is why they didn't get scammed. It's like the world wants you to be careless until something goes wrong, then they want the person who pays attention.

nora11018d ago

Reading the fine print thing is a perfect example. People act like it's paranoid or weird, but that's literally how you catch the hidden fees, the auto-renewal traps, the "free trial" that charges you after 3 days. It's not about being suspicious of everything, it's about not getting tricked. And yeah, society kinda does want you to be careless until it's your money on the line. Then they're all "well, you should have read the terms." Can't win either way.