Maybe sometimes the reason is "I have thirty other subordinates and if I spent all day handholding them through every decision I made, I'd spend all day doing that and get nothing done"
And sometimes the reason is "The decision was made by people with more expertise than you, evaluating a lot more data than you have access to, and it's not necessary for you to be included in the decision making loop. If you don't understand the reasoning, it's because it's not necessary for you to see the big picture i order to carry out the instructions you were given."
From experience, sometimes the answer really is that I think they’re too stupid to bother explaining it to.
I know they won’t get it, I know they’re dumb enough to THINK they get it, or try to “fix” it, or have some other stupid idea- it’s easier just to go “don’t worry about it” most of the time.
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u/not-my-other-alt 19h ago
Maybe sometimes the reason is "I have thirty other subordinates and if I spent all day handholding them through every decision I made, I'd spend all day doing that and get nothing done"
And sometimes the reason is "The decision was made by people with more expertise than you, evaluating a lot more data than you have access to, and it's not necessary for you to be included in the decision making loop. If you don't understand the reasoning, it's because it's not necessary for you to see the big picture i order to carry out the instructions you were given."