I'm not "hustling" enough.

24 Comments

1. AnonymousNovember 6,2024 at 9:03PM UTC

   A sense of urgency can be learned as part of your development. I would watch Tedtalks and read management books to help uou breakdown objectives and deliverables to streamline your efforts. I watched hustlers in my companies to understand how their output surpassed others.

   Hustling does not necessarily mean working harder. It's understanding how to organize/breakdown objectives and how to answer immediate needs while completing long range objectives. How to keep things moving while juggling multiple tasks/assignments. It's a skill.

   Hustle is a flow or work style and not an end goal. You keep things moving and keep juggling priorities. You get used to hustling as a productive work style.

2. AnonymousNovember 10,2024 at 4:43PM UTC

   Hustle is the exact opposite of plodding along. This is a good explanation of how to be an "A" player vs how to appear as a worker bee. Chance are you will not receive great reviews in the future. If you don't start leading you will be seen as average.

3. AnonymousNovember 6,2024 at 9:17PM UTC

   It's not working harder, perhaps, but working smarter. Consider that an exemplary review if you got a 5/5 with a 4/5 on one spot. Very few people will hit the 5/5 mark in 90 days, even if it was based on 90-day expectations. This says that you learned your role and how to do it and fit in well with the company's culture. All you need to do is relax into your role so that everything seems seamless and you can do your job without supervision or micro-management.

4. AnonymousNovember 7,2024 at 1:11PM UTC

   Hustling does not equate to being strategic. Think strategy and time wasters, let go of the word 'hustle'. What can you stop doing that brings no value, no one is benefitting from. Also look at re-organizing your desk traffic/overall to do list. Do you have systems in place, ie, when you look at emails, do you block out time for each task or just wing it task to task, etc. IMO I think their hustle, and they may not realize, means strategy. Now, you set the precendent in that first 90 days, now try to step back and look at how you can make it flow and not sound so chaotic.

5. AnonymousNovember 7,2024 at 3:16PM UTC

   Strategic, is more big picture and plotting from poin A to point B for maximum results. It's predictable and steady.

6. AnonymousNovember 7,2024 at 4:43PM UTC

   I see your point, however, it doesn't need to live in the Big Picture, mindset, it's not always predictable, but helps with a flow.

7. AnonymousNovember 7,2024 at 5:05PM UTC

   That's what we call manipulation. He wants to get you to do more work without getting any increases. Time to look for a new position. Talk to a recruiter.

8. AnonymousNovember 8,2024 at 1:13PM UTC

   Exactly what I was going to say! I worked at a company that tried to manipulate me by saying this. They would tell every person that everybody else on the team hustled harder. (I learned from talking to my coworkers that they told them the same thing.) It’s all gaslighting & manipulation!

9. JB09718November 8,2024 at 6:41AM UTC

   I think he’s looking for efficiency. (Streamline your work etc.) Not necessarily working harder but working smarter. As you become more familiar with your job, you’ll be able to identify areas where you can improve your process to get things done quicker and more efficiently. I wouldn’t worry too much now as you’re still relatively new but good places to start would be general organization and time management.

10. GirlBossanova934974November 8,2024 at 2:13PM UTC

    After 3-4 decades in the workforce, I am never startled by what I see these days. One of the 1st rules of management? When you start making up words aka "hustle-ness", you either have a serious communication problem or looking to be the cool kid aka high school cheerleader or high school football jock! My advice? Put down the beer and/or video game console and talk to your subordinate in PLAIN ENGLISH! Hi Ms. Jones: You know the other day when you were doing XYZ, you didn't have do all those extra steps. You should do ABC. Thanks for your time and have a great day. Any questions? The door is open and I'm here to help! HOW tough is that? Now if I could Smith over in Accounting to figure out there are 2 sides of an income statement. Yea, revenue, Bob! All in a day.

11. AnonymousNovember 8,2024 at 2:33PM UTC

    It sounds like when I was told to "develop a system" for managing my tasks but nobody could tell me what that meant or specific things I could do.

12. GirlBossanova934974November 9,2024 at 4:55PM UTC

    Sounds like some manager spent too much time reading an airline magazine on his way home from a business trip. All those golden vacuous cliche's of wisdom distilled down to a 2 page "business article" concerning "developing systems, "getting out in front" and executive perks.

13. AnonymousNovember 13,2024 at 2:58AM UTC

    Huh?

14. AnonymousNovember 8,2024 at 4:17PM UTC

    I agree have a separate discussion with your manager like some have already suggested... but I would ask you this- How do you organize your day? Are you fly by the seat-of-your-pants or do you have a standard daily routine you can follow that can help you get more done?

15. AnonymousNovember 8,2024 at 11:49PM UTC

    Sounds like a bunch of BS to get more out of you. Ask for specifics.

16. Alley KeosheyanNovember 9,2024 at 1:40PM UTC

    ...or find some made-up reason to fire you.

17. AnonymousNovember 9,2024 at 3:21PM UTC

    That's a possibility as well. Have people they can pay less and expect them to churn and burn as well. It's just disgusting behavior by these companies.

18. AnonymousNovember 9,2024 at 1:29PM UTC

    agree with others. Firstly, every place I've EVER worked never, never, never gives "5" on any evaluation category . I've been told this too- giving 3's and 4's keeps the carrot dangling. This is is NOT an academic test, so you didn't get an "80%" on the 4 category, see???? The whole gist of you needing to work harder/faster, or "hustle" is also big nonsense. please don't get sucked into this FRENZY of demand. you will burn out. it's poison.

19. Sharmil McKeeNovember 11,2024 at 2:27PM UTC

    I came here just to say this right here. Sometimes managers don't know how to manage people. So, you will have to manage yourself. Set one SMART goal for yourself and create 3 KPIs to measure whether you are moving towards your goal. Update your boss periodically and ignore the noise. Good luck.

20. Taylor PetersNovember 9,2024 at 1:54PM UTC

    I would not even lose a second of sleep to that comment. Why would they tell you "you hustled just enough! Don't push any harder!" They have to say that for their reviews. Have your goals for the company then have your goal for yourself. They are getting their money regardless, the hustle is for you.

21. AnonymousNovember 9,2024 at 2:46PM UTC

    If you have ever read The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin he gives some classic old school examples of how to fake this. In modern times how can this look for you? Never go to the bathroom or coffee station without carrying a few papers with you (so it looks like you are delivering them to ask a question) or get up from your desk and quickly walk out a door and in another door back to your desk with something as if on a mission once or twice a day. Volunteer to do something small in your wheelhouse but not in your job description.

22. AnonymousNovember 9,2024 at 4:58PM UTC

    I would ask your manager for specific examples of how you did not in the past that made them give you a 4. Then ask for an example of something they want you to do in the future and what behaviors they want you to implement to make that 4 a 5. Truly simple. If you are already feeling burnt out after 90 days try to build into your work calendar focus time. Get a set of earphones to put on to block out distractions. And every day build into a slot as well time for you only. Don't work through lunches, don't forget to push away from the desk and take a walk midday and to not think about what is waiting back at the desk.

    IMHO use the feedback to think instead in a positive way to know that you got a 5 and the 4 IMHO is also great!

23. surfnwriteNovember 10,2024 at 3:33AM UTC

    You need to ask for specifics. Specific projects that you didn't "hustle" enough in and what more you should have done, actual tasks. This complaint sounds like BS to me.

24. AnonymousNovember 12,2024 at 8:37PM UTC

    It’s a control mechanism, if you can be honest with yourself about your definition of hustle is and being able to meet that. That’s all you need. Don’t let your employer control your mind.