At a meeting, the boss asks you what plan or opinion you have, and the smart person will choose 'vague'

Pan Jiarui is a very shrewd person, and it is precisely because of this shrewdness that he does well in the workplace. For example, he can often sense danger before his colleagues realize the seriousness of the problem. He has also tasted a lot of sweetness because of this, and easily escaped the heavy workload that he could not handle.

Pan Jiarui claims to have the skill of "escape from the golden cicada", and always says "I don't know" about "dangerous" jobs, so as to prevent the leaders from angering them. This is an important principle for his survival in the workplace.

Pan Jiarui has worked in a private company for more than three years, and just as he is about to celebrate his birthday next month, the operation of the company has encountered difficulties.

The boss held a staff meeting and asked everyone: "Do you have any good ideas to help the company overcome difficulties? You don't have to be restrained. Feel free to make suggestions. If it is feasible, I will adopt it. If it is not feasible, I will not blame everyone."

The boss's attitude is very sincere, and many colleagues are also racking their brains to think about countermeasures, but Pan Jiarui is an exception - he is thinking about how to avoid this responsibility and keep himself away from danger.

With years of experience in the workplace, Pan Jiarui knows that anyone who dares to be a "early bird" at this time will definitely have no good fruit to eat. The reason is very dark: if the idea is good, it will definitely attract the jealousy of others; if the idea is bad, the boss will consider it a "crooked idea", and if it is not good, the boss will be "fired".

After the group was silent for more than five minutes, an older colleague raised his hand and stood up to speak, giving his advice to the boss. After listening carefully, the boss was furious: "Old Xu, you have been working here for so many years, yet your thinking is still so naive, your bonus next month will be cancelled!"

Old Xu sat down with a sad face. He never thought that the boss would take his kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs.

The boss suddenly came up with an idea, and then asked everyone what they thought. This time everyone learned to be smart, and no one took the initiative to speak. The boss saw that the meeting was cold, so he chose to randomly name employees to express their opinions, which happened to be Pan Jiarui.

Pan Jiarui stood up and pondered for a while, and said, "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet." The boss didn't embarrass him, and ordered several other colleagues to answer the question.

After a few questions, all colleagues who answered the boss's questions earnestly were severely criticized by the boss and deducted from the next month's bonus, and some people were even demoted. Pan Jiarui was the only one who talked to the boss during the whole meeting.

1. The gun hits the first bird.

Unless they say they have absolute self-confidence, or have considerable ability, smart people will never express any leadership-related opinions in public.

There is an unspoken rule in the workplace - if you shoot the first bird, whoever dares to be the first to give advice to the leader at a meeting, then he often has no good end.

Pan Jiarui in the article is obviously a smart person. He did not express his opinions at the meeting "rashly". Even if the boss called him to answer, he was vaguely fooled.

Second, answering too well is also digging a hole for yourself.

As the saying goes, "Illness comes from the mouth, and misfortune comes from the mouth." The boss collects everyone's plans and opinions at the meeting. Even if the content of your answer is initially approved by the boss, you will not get the slightest benefit.

The reason is very simple, everyone will discuss your plan in depth, you will definitely face a lot of doubts and doubts. Even if you answer everyone's questions in general terms at the meeting, your boss will ask you to go back and refine your ideas before submitting a detailed report.

Some people may feel that this is a good thing and means that the boss values ​​and trusts himself.

However, in fact, this is a "hot potato". You not only increase the workload for yourself, but also worry that if there are any drawbacks after the implementation of this plan, all the black pots will fall on you.

3. The boss is just going through the motions.

Many professionals do not take the initiative to speak during meetings, but bosses often let everyone express their views or negotiate a decision.

Interestingly, it is not so much that the boss wants to ask everyone's opinions and discuss it carefully, it is better to say that it is the boss's "personal show".

For example, recently the company's performance is not good, and the boss wants to make employees work overtime to meet the performance. At this time, he usually tells everyone the cause and effect in a negotiated tone, and then walks through the scene and asks if everyone has any opinions.