What does it mean to exude a sense of urgency?

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I have had two bosses tell me I don't do this. I am never quite sure what they mean. Do they mean they think I am slothful!?

Because that's BULLSHIT, MAN!

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

You have to be al ot more bitchy and loud and rude, is what it means.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

mandee, do you work for the same company that I do? Are you like in another office down the hall from me and I just hadn't noticed? This is freaking me out.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

After you do that, maximize your core competencies.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

I get this all the time, but I'm cool with it.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

It means you aren't effectively leveraging your synergies to expand the value-add of the company.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

I think it's the polite way of saying you lack testicular bravery.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

That's awesome. Instead of saying, "You gotta hustle when things are urgent", they're saying, "You gotta look like you're hustling when things are urgent."

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

I think there's a generation gap or something where people older then 40 or so think that to take work seriously, you have to act all freaked out when things have little mistakes in them and yell and gnash your teeth and yell more and pull your hair and get all tense and crazy, or else it means you "don't care about the company." Or maybe it's just people who have given up on getting a better job that do that.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Make sure you frequently say, "Right, JD. -Ahahahahaha..." (regardless of what your bosses name is..)

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

I AM NOT OLDER THAN 40, NA.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Dude, you don't even have a job, do you?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY EXUDING A SENSE OF URGENCY, OK?

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

Wait, does "exuding a sense of urgency" = "not being from the South"?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I don't get it - just because I don't exude a sense of urgency doesn't mean I'm not... um, being urgent? Or something? I have to work on some pretty tight deadlines and I always make them and with error-free work so then whats the problem?

I seem to get this wherever I go and at this point I honestly think its because I am so CHILL.

My boss also said I need to answer emails and voicemails within 3 hours. I ALWAYS answer emails and voicemails within 3 hours. I FEEL LIKE I AM NOT APPRECIATED!

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Basically.

Mandee, next time you should tell your boss that you extrude a sense of urgency and then shit on your boss's desk.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

NA, yes.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

Wait, does "exuding a sense of urgency" = "not being from the South"?

No, it means being a stupid lazy jackass, or maybe you're suicidal and I should have a counselor contact you.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 18 February 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

although I can introduce you to some southerners who have an extreme sense of urgency, that's for sure.

xpost.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

I don't think that's age-specific. At my last job, there was a very young person who did that and an old sales rep, ditto. In both cases they were incompetent, and couldn't project far enough past themselves to imagine that anybody else might have a handle on the situation, no matter how freaky/busted it might be.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I prefer to, like, solve the problems and get things done rather than sit at my desk and mutter to myself with my hands in my hair for an hour like other people who work here.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

"THANKS FOR FREAKING OUT, BUT WHY AM I THE ONE WITH THE ULCER?"

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

This is the first step toward that steaming pond of fiery bullshit which consists of exalting the powerful and demeaning their underlings. Essentially, it's not a question of whether you're competent or not, or fulfill whatever role is yours in your team, it's about looking scared, dominated and 'in your place'. It's counterproductive and so pathetic as to be almost beyond contempt but it's so prevalent and so maleficient that it deserves to be pointed out for special abuse and derision.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

You can solve problems and fix them very efficiently all while yelling, freaking out, and slamming phones! Trust me!

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

I exude a sense of urgency in direct proportion to how urgent the task at hand makes me feel. I cannot fake urgency, and am extremely disinclined to anyway. So when I look like I don't give a shit about your stupid little "urgent" project, it's because I don't. It also means I think you're all a bunch of assholes who contribute nothing meaningful to the world in any way. READ MY BODY LANGUAGE, FUCKOS.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

I always thought you exuded a certain pungency.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/images/jonah_tbn.jpg

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

oops, wrong image:
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― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

mandee it is totally because you are so chill. These fuckos are just jealous of your unflappableness. In the next couple of days you should really get up their ass about something. Reasonably, professionally, with your usual unflappable cool, but get right up it and squirm around for a little bit and then they'll appreciate your usual demeanor. Or maybe that will get you fired, I can't remember.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

my friend alice had a pretty good answer about this:

i remember watching seinfeld once and george was saying that the key to success is "to act pissed off all of the time." i think that's pretty true, that our bosses basically want to see that we worry about work, the company, our projects, and that we don't just punch in/out and go on our merry way. they want us to be emotionally invested in our job. if, like me, you could basically give a shit if the company goes down the tubes or not, you can fake it by getting really crazy over small things. make your desk surgically clean. yell at a co-worker if they stray even mildly from company policy. boss as many people as possible around. act like you're always disappointed in your co-workers, and that you're always overworked and no one is smart enough to help you. get REALLY into office birthday parties.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 18 February 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

Urgh, that makes me want to throw up.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

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