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Being "difficult" at work?

OAP - Older Autistic Person

I'm generally pretty decent at my job wherever I work, but there is an aspect of work that always causes me issues.

I pick up on details that people often miss or choose to ignore, in particular when policies are not being followed, which in my job can put people at risk.

When I communicate this to management I am seen as being, "difficult," "abrupt," or "rude," but no-one can ever seem to tell me what I said that was actually rude, as opposed to being not what they wanted to hear, as it causes problems for them to have to solve.

This has been something I have faced for some while in a variety of workplaces.

I wish I could just ignore what I notice, but I literally feel compelled to identify issues once I see them, especially as they could endanger people.

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  • i do this as well ( but it is part of my job ) 

    u have already recognised there is a problem with your timing in reporting things so u just need to change how you are reporting them

    i recommend that you put u findings into a report that u can then send to your line manager say once a week or month. If there is a quality assurance employee he also many interested in your findings

    you must not name anyone for blame as such

    look for consistent issues 

    for each issue explain why it is bad/costly  and how widespread it is  ---- this ups the importance of the issues found

    also if you have a solution put that just below each problem you have found. This shows initiative and could lead to a QA position if there isnt a person there already.

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  • i do this as well ( but it is part of my job ) 

    u have already recognised there is a problem with your timing in reporting things so u just need to change how you are reporting them

    i recommend that you put u findings into a report that u can then send to your line manager say once a week or month. If there is a quality assurance employee he also many interested in your findings

    you must not name anyone for blame as such

    look for consistent issues 

    for each issue explain why it is bad/costly  and how widespread it is  ---- this ups the importance of the issues found

    also if you have a solution put that just below each problem you have found. This shows initiative and could lead to a QA position if there isnt a person there already.

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