Expectations Are A Funny Thing
Expectations are a funny thing. They exist everywhere whether it's said aloud or not. We are so attached to the written word that we think things don't exist until we write them down. That couldn't be further from the truth. Some things just exist regardless of our intentions. Expectations are one of those things. We have expectations of our jobs, our relationships, our children. And those things all have expectations of us, some explicit and some not. Explicit expectations are obviously the easiest to understand and manage. Your boss expects you to be physically at work at 8 am and tells you as much. Your significant other expects you to be faithful and tells you as much. Your kids expect to be fed a few times a day, etc. But all of these relationships contain non-explicit expectations as well, expectations that no one writes down or says out loud. In the world of remote work, an attendance expectation can be incredibly hard to craft or communicate. What does it mean to ...